I hated Catcher in the Rye in high school. I learned a lot about myself later in life when I analyzed my response.
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Tag Archives: J.D. Salinger
A Proposal for Book Banning Parents
Instead of banning books, it would be better if parents would read novels that appeal to their kids and talk about them together.
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My Time at Sewanee Military Academy
The latest installment of “my life in literature” series, this one involving my high school years in a military academy.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged adolescence, Catcher in the Rye, Great Gatsby, Homer, Iliad, John Milton Comments closed
To Esmé, without the Squalor
I reflect upon a significant literary antecedent for my eldest granddaughter’s name and what it means.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "To Esme--with Love and Squalor", grandchildren, names Comments closed