The Catcher in the Rye: Innocence Under Pressure

Twayne's Masterwork Studies #114

by Sanford Pinsker (Editor)

Series Robert Lecker, McGill University.Written in an easy-to-read, accessible style by teachers with years of classroom experience, MASTERWORK STUDIES are guides to the literary works most frequently studied in high school. Presenting ideas that spark imaginations, these books help students to gain background knowledge on great literature useful for papers and exams. The goal of each study is to encourage creative thinking by presenting engaging information about each work and its author. This approach allows students to arrive at sound analyses of their own, based on in-depth studies of popular literature. Each illuminates themes and concepts of a classic text; uses clear, conversational language; is an accessible, manageable length from 140 to 170 pages; includes a chronology of the authors life and era; provides an overview of the historical context; offers a summary of its critical reception; and lists primary and secondary sources and index.

Genres: Nonfiction, Research, Education

128 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1993

About the author

Sanford S. Pinsker was an American literary critic, poet, and longtime English professor at Franklin & Marshall College. He authored and edited numerous works on American literature, Jewish-American culture, and major literary figures such as Philip Roth and Joseph Heller. His published poetry and essays reflected a deep engagement with identity, memory, and contemporary cultural issues.

Reviews

[Thomas McDade · Rating 5 out of 5]

Visiting with the Caulfield lad always a pleasure.

[lily eubanks · Rating 4 out of 5]

wonderful

[grace colville · Rating 3 out of 5]

thank you sanford pinsker!!

[PB · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the first critical essay in a book form that I have read about any novel.. and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

[Rose · Rating 3 out of 5]

It brought up some points I had not considered.