The novel " The Catcher in the Rye " written by J. D. Salinger is one of the most outstanding novels of its time.

... The novel " The ?atcher in the Rye " written by J. D. Salinger is one of the most outstanding novels of its time. For American literature of that time it is characteristic to conceal the most important things and that's why this period is called " the silent fifties ". So when " The Catcher in the Rye " was published it was rather liberal and truthful in comparison with other literal works. That is why a lot of critics accused J. D. Salinger of being light-minded, of showing disrespect to social norms and to society itself, though many of them admitted it to be sincere, honest and natural. But at the same time there were a lot of writers who approved of this novel and Salinger's bravery, saying that he showed the world things it was supposed to see a long time ago. Having seen

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