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J.D. Salinger Dies; musings on teaching The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger is of course noteworthy in this space because The Catcher in the Rye ranks as one of the great boarding school books of all time. Salinger’s protagonist, Holden Caufield, presents a mid-twentieth century picture of teenage angst and cynicism. Often taught as Holden losing innocence and becoming disillusioned, I find the book much [...]
Read MoreTeenage Issues of the Privileged: Could Anything Be Less Insightful?
As with all reality show participants, judgment leapt out the window and they answered “yes” when asked if they would sign on the dotted line to allow their lives to be filmed. This lack of judgment is further aggravated in the new Bravo show “NYC Prep” when you realize that parents signed off on their [...]
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