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In
1960 a teacher was fired for assigning the novel in class; he was later
reinstated.[26] Between 1961 and 1982, The Catcher in the Rye was the
most censored book in high schools and libraries in the United
States.[27] In 1981, it was both the most censored book and the second
most taught book in public schools in the United States.[28] According
to the American Library Association, The Catcher in the Rye was the
tenth most frequently challenged book from 1990–1999.[9] It was one of
the ten most challenged books in 2005, and has been off the list since
2006.[29] The challenges generally begin with vulgar language, citing
the novel's use of words like "fuck"[30] and "goddamn",[31] with more
general reasons including sexual references,[32] blasphemy, undermining
of family values[31] and moral codes,[33] Holden's being a poor role
model,[34] encouragement of rebellion,[35] and promotion of drinking,
smoking, lying, and promiscuity.[33] Often, the challengers have been
unfamiliar with the plot itself.[27] Shelley Keller-Gage, a high school
teacher who faced objections after assigning the novel in her class,
noted that the challengers "are being just like Holden... They are
trying to be catchers in the rye."[31] A reverse effect has been that
this incident caused people to put themselves on the waiting list to
borrow the novel, when there were none before
>The murders are only ASSOCIATED with the book, and,
in fact, have nothing to do with it's banishment. L2ENGLISHTEACHER. |
