《麦田里的守望者》是J.D.塞林格几十年中迄今为止对外发表过的仅有的一部长篇小说。在当代美国文学史上乃至对整个美国社会都有着不容低估的影响。而这主要归功于对主人公的人物刻画以及赋予这人物典型的社会意义。 Catcher in the Rye is the only novel ever published by J.D. Salinger for decades to date. It can not be underestimated in the history of contemporary American literature and even in the entire American society. And this is mainly due to the portrayal of the character of the hero and the typical social significance given to the character.