HOW SALINGER AND HEMINGWAY ARE ELITISTS.

HOW SALINGER AND HEMINGWAY ARE ELITISTS. Mary McCarthy, in her essay “J.D. Salinger’s Closed Circuit,” pointed out: “Like Hemingway, Salinger sees the world in terms of allies and enemies … ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ … is based on a scheme of exclusiveness. The characters are divided into those who belong to the club and those who don’t.” ( I found the quote in this article).

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5 Responses to HOW SALINGER AND HEMINGWAY ARE ELITISTS.

  1. Nick says:

    Whenever the topic comes up, I point out that I don’t think CATCHER IN THE RYE is that good. They respond, “You should have read that in your adolescence.” But I read it when I was 14 and even then it seemed juvenile, unrealistic, frustrating, and pointless.

  2. Dick Weisfelder says:

    Nick’s reaction is typical for his generation. It reflects how different the opportunities and experiences of young people are today from those of the 40s and 50s when Philip and I were growing up. But I must admit that the book already seemed unrealistic to me when I read it in the mid-fifties.

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