试论《麦田里的守望者》的时代特征

ANALYSIS OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TIME IN the Catcher in the Rye

J D 塞林格的小说《麦田里的守望者》问世后被誉为美国文学史上的精品之一 ,然而对作品主人公霍尔顿 ,人们见仁见智 ,褒贬不一。有人对他的评价持完全否定态度 ,但从作品问世以来 ,也受到美国及其他国家青少年的欢迎 ,因为他们认为该书反应了他们自己的心声。

J.D.Salinger published his novel The Catcher in the Rye that was acclaimed as one of the best in American literature.Different people,however,interpret the protagonist Holden differently.Some people have a very negative appraisal about him.Nevertheless,ever since its publication,it has been very popular with the teenagers in the U.S. and abroad.They think that the book tells what they intend to.