Herein, what is so controversial about Catcher in the Rye?
Between 1961 and 1982, The Catcher in the Rye was the most censored book in high schools and libraries in the United States. The book was banned in the Issaquah, Washington high schools in 1978 as being part of an “overall communist plot”.
Also, is The Catcher in the Rye inappropriate? There have been many complaints made against The Catcher in the Rye. Many people feel that the book contains inappropriate offensive language, sexual content, occultism, and violence (“Banned Books Project”). Today, most of the cursing in the book would not even be considered PG-13 if it were put in a movie.
Subsequently, question is, what is the first case of Catcher in the Rye being banned?
The first record of The Catcher in the Rye being banned was in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1960 after an eleventh grade English teacher was fired for assigning the book to his class. Since then, more than 30 incidences have been recorded across the United States of the book being removed from schools and/or classes.
What was the point of Catcher in the Rye?
“The Catcher in the Rye” is a coming of age story. It involves understanding the main character, Holden Caulfield’s anxiety at becoming a young adult. Holden is challenged by the responsibility and requirements of a young adulthood, rejecting them time and again.