Why do people love “The Catcher in The Rye” ?
Yeah, I read that book some time ago and it didn’t impress me much. It seems to be overrated. American people love it as they are used to the convention, the main character is growing up, discovering the world, etc. It is bildungs romanum book – about personal development, growing up. If you look back on the history of American literature you will find many novels like that , Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer etc. etc.They may like the book as it is not too difficult to analyse it… Maybe they also like the novel because it aims to be sorta decadent…who knows? But they should really get down to reading some good European classics and appreciate their beauty!
