The Catcher in the Rye (Cliffs Notes) [Paperback]

Stanley P. Baldwin (Author)

Book Description

Series: Cliffsnotes Literature Guides | Publication Date: June 13, 2000

The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also features glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format.

CliffsNotes on The Catcher in the Rye introduces you to a coming-of-age novel with a twist. J.D. Salinger's best-known work is more realistic, more lifelike and authentic than some other representatives of the genre. Get to know the unforgettable main character, Holden Caulfield, as he navigates the dangers and risks of growing up.

This study guide enables you to keep up with all of the major themes and symbols of the novel, as well as the characters and plot. You'll also find valuable information about Salinger's life and background. Other features that help you study include

• Character analyses of major players
• A character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the characters
• Critical essays
• A review section that tests your knowledge
• A Resource Center full of books, articles, films, and Internet sites

Classic literature or modern modern-day treasure — you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.

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About the Author

Stanley P. Baldwin received his M.A. in English from the University of Kentucky. He is a writer and teacher living in Nebraska.

Product Details

• Paperback: 102 pages
• Publisher: Cliffs Notes; 1 edition (June 13, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764585916
• ISBN-13: 978-0764585913
• Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.3 x 8.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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More About the Author

Stanley P. Baldwin received his M.A. in English from the University of Kentucky. He is a writer and teacher living in Nebraska.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars totally unnecessary, January 27, 2002

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Nick (Louisville, KY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Catcher in the Rye (Cliffs Notes) (Paperback)

The only reason you would need cliff notes for this book is if you are lazy or short on time and theres a test the next day. Yet the cliff notes arent descriptive enough for you to get the whole book. I can understand needing cliff notes for the confusing dialect of "tale of two cities", or the background and analysis for "Brave new World", but going through the Catcher in the Rye is a breeze, and the book is enjoyable. Its one of my favorite books ever. Dont even bother with these cliff notes.

30 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars For The Lazy, May 5, 2001

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Cai (Houston, TX, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Catcher in the Rye (Cliffs Notes) (Paperback)

Despite the fact that CliffsNotes has helped me through one too many an English Lit quiz, I believe that this is taking it a little too far. Catcher in the Rye is, by far, one of my favorite books of all time, and to create CliffsNotes for it requires something less than academic foresight. Talk about not being able to see the forest for the trees. The entire point of J.D. Salinger's one and only published novel is that though we do need to carry out our schooling, education isn't there to cloak the mind into believing that regurgitating facts onto meaningless scraps of wood pulp. It's there to take the free thought that we have and expand it, so that we can better express ourselves, and not bury who we are behind a pile of textbooks. The specifics of the life of Holden Caulfield are not important. The generalities of the life of Holden Caulfield are not important. What is important is the ideals expressed in the book--not where Holden went to school, not how many times he mentions the hunting hat, not where the ducks do actually go. Both teachers and students of today must learn that teaching others and yourselves that this is all that's important is like building a wall around yourself. So read the book. It'll bring you to something closer to happiness than an A ever will. And hell, if you actually read the thing, you might ace it anyway.

1.0 out of 5 stars Adds almost nothing to reading the book, November 15, 2011

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This review is from: The Catcher in the Rye (Cliffs Notes) (Paperback)

Unlike CliffsNotes for WALDEN or CATCH-22, this purchase was a waste of hard-earned money for me. Pass unless you're a slacker. I love the actual book, by the way.