The Catcher in the Rye

The Catcher in the Rye is a 1951 novel by J. D. Salinger. Originally published for adults, it has since become popular with adolescent readers for its themes of teenage angst and alienation. It has been translated into almost all of the world's major languages. Around 250,000 copies are sold each year with total sales of more than 65 million books. The novel's protagonist Holden Caulfield has become an icon for teenage rebellion.

Holden Caulfield (born c.1933) is the fictional teenage protagonist and narrator of author J. D. Salinger's 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye. Since the book's publication, Holden has become an icon for teenage rebellion and angst, and now stands among the most important characters of 20th-century American literature.

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Profanity

Profanity (also called bad language, strong language, foul language, bad words, vulgar, swearing, cursing, cussing, or usingexpletives) is a subset of a language's lexicon that is generally considered in society to be strongly impolite or offensive. It can show adesecration or debasement of someone or something, or show strong or intense emotion. Profanity can take the form of words, expressions, gestures (such as flipping the middle finger), or other social behaviours that are construed or interpreted as insulting, rude, vulgar, obscene,obnoxious, foul, desecrating, or other forms.

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Finding Forrester 心靈訪客

Finding Forrester is a 2000 American drama film written by Mike Rich and directed by Gus Van Sant. A black American teenager, Jamal Wallace (Rob Brown), is invited to attend a prestigious private high school. By chance, Jamal befriends a reclusive writer, William Forrester (Sean Connery), through whom he refines his natural talent for writing and comes to terms with his identity. Anna Paquin, F. Murray Abraham, Michael Pitt, April Grace, Naturi Naughton and Busta Rhymes star in supporting roles.

Quotations from Finding Forrester

William: Professor Crawford. May I read a few words?

Claire: What is he doing here?

Professor: Yes, of course, by all means.

William: Thank you, Professor. My name is William Forrester. Excuse me. I'm that one. Losing Family. "Losing family obliges us to find our family. Not always the family that is our blood, but the family that can become our blood. Should we have the wisdom to open our door to this new family we will find that the wishes we had for the father, who once guided us, for the brother, who once inspired us... The only thing left to say will be:  "'I wish I had seen this, or I wish I had done that, or I wish..."' Most of you are too young to know what your wishes will be. But when I read these words...words of hope, dreams...I realize that the one wish that was granted to me, so late in life was the gift of friendship.

Professor: Mr. Forrester, I'm sure I speak on behalf of everyone in thanking you for this visit. The quality of your words is something we should all aspire to reach. May I ask to what do we owe this honour?

William: Professor Crawford...I spoke here today because a friend of mine wasn't allowed to. A friend who had the integrity to protect me when I was unwilling to protect him. His name is Jamal Wallace.

Professor: Jamal Wallace is a friend of yours?

William: Yes, he is. I helped him find his own words by starting with some of mine. In return, he promised never to say anything about me. A promise which he kept.

Professor: While your visit seems heartfelt, I'm sure you will appreciate it will not change or interfere with this institution reaching a fair and proper decision in this case.

William: There's one more issue here. Those words that I read today...I didn't write them. Jamal Wallace did.