J. D. Salinger Questions and Answers
J. D. Salinger
What, in JD Salinger's life, most influenced his short stories?
J D Salinger had a fairly privileged childhood but could never rise to his father's expectations. He was not motivated by any desire to perform academically and his only real ambition was to become...
J. D. Salinger
How does Salinger represent himself (his values, beliefs, ideals, etc) through The Catcher in the Rye (theme,...
This is a great question, and like many authors, Salinger does put a lot of himself in his works. It is hard to point to exact items from his personal life since J.D. Salinger has always fiercely...
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Did J.D. Salinger have any goals in life? I feel like everyone has goals in life. Although, even after reading...
J.D.Salinger was a famed author and a recluse. I can;t speak to his innermost thoughts about what he might have had as goals in life, but I can suggest a few things that seem likely. Obviously,...
J. D. Salinger
When J. D, Salinger died, did Holden Caulfield die too? Very sad to hear about the death of the reclusive J. D....
No, of course not. Literary characters never die, so long as there are readers to read their tales. Somewhere in the world, Achilles is dragging Hector's dead body behind his chariot. Hamlet is...
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Where was J. D. Salinger born?
Jerome David Salinger (1919-2010) was born on New Year's Day in Manhattan's West Side of New York City, N. Y. His father, Sol Salinger, was a native of Lithuania and a Jew; his mother, Marie...