The wheat field is a magical place

Reginald 2022-09-11 15:30:01

The representative work of the "On the Road" school "The Catcher in the Rye", I remember this is a book I read in high school. It has been more than ten years, but I still remember it fresh, Horton’s distress and hesitation, what I want to do The only thing came to mind again, bringing back fond memories of the lush years! ! !

Salinger's style really opened up the thinking of writing at that time, and many writers after his image, such as our country's "Rifle Literature", were deeply influenced by it. As a master-level writer, he lives a life of simplicity, emptying his heart and releasing his soul-he did it! ! !

It was the distress, confusion, deceit, and hypocritical faces he experienced that weave the source of his creation one by one, and it also made him suddenly realize after experiencing setbacks and pains—choose to retreat.

As far as the film is concerned, the interpretation is quite satisfactory, especially the role played by Kevin Spacey, who still plays the role of the finishing touch and sublimation of the movie. He is indeed a good actor. I hope he can continue to be active on the screen, not because... Kill an artist who should belong to the big screen! ! ! The protagonist's Salinger should be a little hot, and the performance is slightly tight. Is it not easy to control the role of the master? And most of the masters are very different from ordinary people, there are always some weird and perverse behaviors or lives. The difference is forgivable because the characters that appear on the screen are not natural enough! ! !

Overall, it’s pretty good. Give me three and a half stars, but unfortunately there is no half star.

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Rebel in the Rye quotes

  • Whit Burnett: I got an eye. I can spot talent coming a mile away. Saroyan, Cheever, Caldwell, I discovered them all. Of course, it would be nice if somebody discovered me.

    Jerry Salinger: Hey, come on, you've been published.

    Whit Burnett: I not only discovered them, I shaped them, I challenged them.

    [Pointing at his flat]

    Whit Burnett: This is me.

    [On the stairs]

    Whit Burnett: You should continue to write about Holden, but not as a short story.

    Jerry Salinger: Well, hang on, wait, wait, wait, wait. What do you mean?

    Whit Burnett: I think Holden Caulfield is a novel.

    Jerry Salinger: No, no, I couldn't write a whole novel. I'm a dash man, not a miler.

    Whit Burnett: You only say that because you're lazy. Holden Caulfield deserves an entire book all on his own.

    Jerry Salinger: A novel's a lot of words.

    Whit Burnett: It's just more words. Imagine the book that you would want to read and then go write it.

  • Jerry Salinger: Anyway, how's everything at the home front with you? You are good with Martha chewing your ear?

    Whit Burnett: Everything at my home is fine...

    Jerry Salinger: Yeah?

    Whit Burnett: Because what you'll learn about having wife is that occasionally she just needs to yell to feel better.

    [Jerry laughing]

    Whit Burnett: Oh, and by the way, I'm awfully sorry about the New Yorker.

    Jerry Salinger: How'd you know about that?

    Whit Burnett: Oh please. They canned the Caulfield story because you wouldn't take any of their notes. You know, you cannot be a pain in the ass until you're a success.