Banned Book Essay The Catcher in the Rye By: J.D. Salinger "The Catcher in the Rye" is a story of an emotionally disturbed young sixteen year old boy named Holden Caulfield. Holden is telling this story in first person, although the whole thing is all one big flashback. The story is one of a young boy trying to grow up in an adult world, and trying to show that he is an adult. As …showed first 75 words of 787 total…

…showed last 75 words of 787 total…have tried to censor this book. I didn't understand this book the first time I read it but I do now. I think J.D. Salinger did an excellent job with the subject topic he decided to write about in this book. I don't think the book should be banned. I could do without the vulgar use of words chosen, but if they were left out the book wouldn't be as affective as it is.