#j.d salinger

[davidhudson]

J. D. Salinger, January 1, 1919 – January 27, 2010.

[dreamsinmytotebag]

Separating the art from the artist

The question between an artist and his work has long been a matter of discussion and most especially in literature. Can we appreciate a book or poem without regard to the personal views, ethics, or actions of its author? This question becomes real when the artist's life or beliefs counter modern values or your personal morals. "Separating the art from the artist" is a complex process rather than an easy decision and is indeed transcended by individual interpretation, historical context, and significance for the cultural work. For Separation First of all, one reason to separate the art from the artist is that literature exists as some kind of independent entity once published and stands apart from its creator.

A book becomes a shared experience, which is determined both by the meaning created by the reader and within the cultural atmosphere. For example, The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger is this deep expression to readers, regardless of the tight-lipped and sometimes controversial personality of its creator. In such a case, such an emotional or intellectual value of work may go beyond any personal judgment about the creator. Another reason for this argument is the recognition that human beings are imperfect and flawed. If one rejects every literary work based on the imperfection of the author, then one would be eliminating some of the most profound works of art from access. Writers like Ezra Pound, whose contribution to modernist poetry is priceless, also held some of the most troubling political sentiments. Rejection of their entire body of work can qualify literary history and its progress. The Case Against Separation

Conversely, one can state that a particular artist's beliefs are not possible to separate from his work should those beliefs manifest during the act of writing itself. For instance, despite the fact that H.P. Lovecraft's fiction is noted for its imaginative cosmic horror, his overtly racist worldview, again so clearly embedded in his writing, makes it sometimes impossible for readers to enjoy his work without feeling complicit in the furtherance of harmful ideologies.

At the same time, reading through the literature can feel like supporting the artist's cause, not to mention, when such a cause hurts the vulnerable. Separatists often urge that artists be tried and their work used as an arena for conflict with and criticism of the social reality reflected in it. A Middle Ground Maybe the most constructive place is the middle road.

Engagement with a text as critical consists of both aesthetic value and the ethical consideration of its production.

This approach gives readers an opportunity to admire the work in its context and personal history by the artist. For example, when reading Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, perhaps readers will marvel at the narrative innovations while still discussing its colonialist overtones and the worldview of its author. Separating the art from the artist in literature requires a balance between appreciation and critical awareness. It thus throws an invitation to the readers to engage thoughtfully with works that neither blindly reject nor accept uncritically. Literature, like any other art, shows the world as complex in humanity, consisting of its heights and its failings. By negotiating this tension, we do our best to honor the power of transformative literature while not losing sight of its ethical dimension.

[academia-lucifer]

What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn't happen much, though.

— J.D. Salinger.

[thoughtkick]

I like it when somebody gets excited about something. It’s nice.

J.D. Salinger

[bnmxfld]

I knew it wasn’t too important, but it made me sad anyway.

J.D. Salinger / The Catcher in the Rye

[thehopefulquotes]

And I can’t be running back and forth forever between grief and high delight.

J.D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey

[perfectfeelings]

And I can’t be running back and forth forever between grief and high delight.

J.D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey

[laurapetrie]

I beg your pardon. I love you very much. I’m nuts about you. I know it. I could love you all my life.

J. D. Salinger, "The Heart of a Broken Story" (1941)

[perfectquote]

And I can’t be running back and forth forever between grief and high delight.

J.D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey

[quotefeeling]

I just hope that one day- preferably when we’re both blind drunk- we can talk about it.

J.D. Salinger; Franny and Zooey

[rubypomegranates]

“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn't happen much, though."

J.D. Salinger "The Catcher in the Rye”

[jareckiworld]

Olaf Bisschoff — A Perfect Day for Bananafish (J.D. Salinger, 1948) [oil on canvas, 2023]

[resqectable]

And I can’t be running back and forth forever between grief and high delight.

J.D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey

[stay-close]

I like it when somebody gets excited about something. It’s nice.

J.D. Salinger

[thoughtkick]

I don’t care if it’s a sad good-bye or a bad good-bye, but when I leave a place I like to know I’m leaving it.

J.D. Salinger // The Catcher in the Rye

[quotemadness]

I like it when somebody gets excited about something. It’s nice.

J.D. Salinger