J. D. Salinger: The Catcher in the Rye

by Richard Lettis

Biographical and critical comments support study questions on the meaning and significance of Salinger's work.

50 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1964

About the author

Dr. Richard Lettis earned degrees from the University of Massachusetts and Yale, and taught at Ohio University and C.W. Post College of Long Island University, where he served as professor, department chair, and dean. A Dickens scholar, he wrote and edited works on Dickens, Brontë, and Crane, and published essays on Twain and Salinger. His op-eds and letters appeared in major publications and were collected in Letters to the Editor: Opinions, Objections, and Recollections. He lived in Ramsey, New Jersey, with his wife, Lucy Bara Lettis, who completed his final manuscript following his death in 2017.

Reviews

[Mick Frederick · Rating 1 out of 5]

Pretentious, whiny story for spoiled little children.