I don't exactly know, but I'm pretty sure he used to type on an Underwood, as you can see on [url=http://www.manhattanrarebooks-literature.com/salinger%20letter%201000.jpg]this letter[/url] (looks quiet similar to my own 1923 model's font) - 6π
the books he likes are the ones his brother D.B. writes. his faveourite is THe Secret Goldfish
Holden thinks Ward Stradlater is the worst slob in "Catcher" because Stradlater is a "secret slob", "you know, the kind of guy who looks so sharp, but you ought to see his razor - it's full of lather and hairs and crap".
Holden's roommate at pencey prep.
The song is Super Trouper, which is the trade name of a type of stage light. The song is about a performer (apparently based on writer Bjorn Ulvaeus' own experience, though it applied equally well to ex-wife Agnetha Faltskog, who hated touring) who is tired of life in the spotlight.
I think only possible role model for Holden is Mr.Antollini his English teacher he is not afraid to go to his house and to talk with him.
Dorothy Parker used a Corona typewriter. She was known to be very attached to her typewriter and even took it with her everywhere she went.
i belive it was a Olympia SM-3 De Luxe with Math Keys (circa 1955) (Larger Photo) Date from The Typewriter
He was a writer
He was a playwright and poet.
It's kind of obvious. It helped people by allowing them to TYPE things.
The typewriter is just like your modern, computer. Only the keys get higher, which makes it kind of difficult to use. It can really be as simple as getting a piece of paper, clipping it in, and pressing on the keys to make words!
That is the correct spelling of "type" (form, kind, or to use a typewriter or keyboard).
She was a writer
This quote is from J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye." The full quote is "I am always saying 'Glad to've met you' to somebody I'm not at all glad I met. If you want to stay alive, you have to say that stuff, though." It reflects the protagonist Holden Caulfield's cynical perspective on social interactions.
He plays Melvin Udall, a writer of romance novels.
The main meaning is the kind typing you do on a typewriter, but it can also be used to mean typing in general, including on a computer, etc.
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