The Importance of Work

In the article "The Importance of Work" it makes some very valid points. The article starts off with discussing the issue that many people think the book, The Catcher in the Rye, should be taken off the market and out of public libraries. The article argues that the book shows the “graphic realism” of the world in which we live in. Other books that challenge authority such as Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were also threatened to be taken off shelves. This goes to show that people in power do not like the idea of authority being challenged or giving young people the idea to challenge the world in which we live in. The article makes many valid points, stating that the reason the book could possibly be banned is because of the langue that it uses however, it is appropriate to get the message and Holden’s frustration across to the reader. I agree with what this article says largely and believe it gives a good view of Holden’s frustrations with the phoniness of people.