According to the American Library Association, The Catcher in the Rye was the 13th most frequently challenged book from 1990–2000.It was one of the 10 most challenged books in 2005, and came off the list in 2006.The challenges generally begin with vulgar language, citing the novel's use of words like "the 'f' word" and "goddam", with more general reasons including sexual references, blasphemy, undermining of family values[ and moral codes, Holden's being a poor role model, encouragement of rebellion,[ and promotion of drinking, smoking, lying, and promiscuity. Often, the challengers have been unfamiliar with the plot itself. 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." 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.
It expanded problem such as the bad behavior problem of youngsters, high youth unemployment rate and widespread deprivation. Those are the root causes of the uncontrolled public meeting. Broken society expanded the bad behavior problem of youngsters as well as became one of the causes of the riots. Britain remained ‘broken families’ in the twenty first century. In 1970-2000, there were significant changes in family life such as marriage rate fell by 40%, divorce rates doubled, cohabitation increased but 52% of them split up after having a child.
Ah, first dates. So unbelievably nerve-wracking. You are sitting back wondering what do I do, what do I talk about, are they into me, does my breath smell? We can all relate to this awkward and uncomfortable feeling, but how many of us actually know how to handle this type of situation? With over fifty percent of singles in America not having a date in more than two years, according to the book “falling in love for all the right reasons,” it’s safe to say that we’re a little rusty.
MPs, bereaved parents, health professionals and junkies themselves say radical measure are needed to stamp out the city’s problem – the worst in Europe. Drugs deaths have risen sharply in recent years. In 1992, 43 young Glaswegians died; last year, the figure was 97 out of total of around 140 north of the border. In a city of 650,000 people the rate is worryingly high. Compared to the rest of Britain, it is shocking.
“The battle between the sexes has been evident throughout history and literature” Through close examination of the text The Great Gatsby and of Mice and Men show how the writers present this theme through the portrayal of their characters. The Great Gatsby and Of Mice and Men are two very dynamic novels that describe and scrutinise the aspects of the American Dream, during the late 1920s the Wall Street Crash caused huge problems for people all over America; there was little money and this was the start of the Great Depression which ran its course over 10 years, it was hard at this time to believe the idea of the American Dream, but both Steinbeck and Fitzgerald have used it as a basis for their novels. Within in novel of the Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald speaks of the exploitation of the Roaring Twenties and Jay Gatsby’s tainted American Dream, for example he suggests that people are enjoying the “golden age” of the mid 1920s in New York, an age when major cities enjoyed a period of sustained economic prosperity. Some normality returned to politics in the wake of World War One, jazz music blossomed and the flapper redefined modern womanhood. Economically the era saw the large-scale use of automobiles, telephones, motion pictures and electricity, plus unprecedented industrial growth, accelerated consumer demand and aspirations, plus significant changes in lifestyle and culture.
Each year, on average, 294 youths die from suicide. Many more attempt suicide. According to Statistics Canada figures, Canadian suicide rates greatly increased in the 1960s and 1970s and, though they became stable in the 1980s, yet they are still at the highest level in Canadian history. Between 1960 and 1978, the overall suicide rate rose from 7.6 per 100,000 populations to 14.8. During the last decade, the suicide rate, though relatively stable, has been about double the rate throughout most of the period from1921 to 1961 and well above previous highs recorded during the Depression of the 1930s.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, smoking is responsible for 440,000 premature deaths each year and claims ten times as many lives per year than car accidents. One cigarette contains about 4,000 harmful chemicals. Some of these chemicals include arsenic, a poison, methanol, found in rocket fuel, butane, found in lighter fluid, carbon monoxide, the same chemical exerted from car exhaust, formaldehyde, which is used to preserve body tissue and fabrics, and ammonium, used for floor and toilet cleaning. Despite the extensive array of studies that smoking is very toxic and often fatal, millions of Americans still choose to smoke, but what about those who choose not to smoke, yet still suffer the extreme consequences associated with smoking? The effects of secondhand smoke, also known as side stream smoke, involuntary smoking, and environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) have been debated since the 1950s.
Since the mid-1950s, suicide rates around the world have risen by 60%. Rates among young people have risen even faster, to the point where they are now the age group at highest risk in 35% of the world’s countries. The specific demographics, however, vary from country to country. China’s pattern, for example, is very different from that of most other countries. China has a suicide mortality rate of 23:100,000, with a total of 287,000 deaths by suicide each year.
Salinger shows how Holden’s childhood have shaped his attitude towards others. Through Holden’s characteristics, actions and comments Salinger shows that events in our life can affect the adults we become. Holden tends to be a pessimist teenager that always sees the bad in people, especially in adults. He has the habit to use the word “phony” to describe people, and it seems like he has difficulties having a good social life, but he doesn’t really like to be alone. He has been kicked out of school several times; it seems like he does not care about it; however, he has a decent grade in English class.
But her parents does not give their blessing because the prince is wealthy and powerful. So once again she asks Ina for help. Ending: Ina gets a magic relic from Lasar that makes Aisling appear dead. Then she magically wakes up when Ronan comes to see her thus making her parents letting him marry her. The end.