Censorship In Catcher In The Rye

Preserving Childhood Innocence Books are banned due to explicit content proposed to certain audiences. This is done to protect the readers, mostly pertaining to children. A wise man name Salman Rushdie once said “What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.” This explains any piece of literature will always offend someone and writers should not live in the fear to inflict someone's penniless tender feelings which is prominent in the The Catcher and the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, which has a reputation of inappropriate graphic content and the repeated use of vulgar language. However, many believe these elements are integral to literature and students should not be subjected to censorship in liberal education. The novel presents a very descriptive and accurate,
One of the many speechless actions is committed through impulse as demonstrated when Holden wakes up grumpy and begins to have thoughts "then I tried to sock him, with all my might, right smack in the toothbrush, so it would split his goddam throat open"(Salinger 5.16), which is easily relatable to an adolescent audience due to the impulsive thoughts which Holden is an example of, in fulcrum several sources displayed similar claims in which the article Holden Caulfield's Legacy quotes " a behavior manual for the age of impulse" (Crabtree 9). Adolescents lack the acumen to completely comprehend the power of impulse and how it alters one's emotional stability infecting our young adults, enabling them to commit regrettable responses due to the insufficient time to process the information. The build of excitement and anticipation Salinger uses through Holden's instability making Salinger writing style very admirable within the catcher in the rye, supported in the article stating " has had a life from the literary world and cultural significance and staying power beyond