[Borges]

What did you hate about it? Much of ‘Catcher in the Rye’ was written during World War II when Salinger was in the service. So when reading that novel keep in mind that the person was writing it while preparing for or recovering from D-Day (in which Salinger participated).

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

He whined about everything and did nothing. Holden committed the carnal sin of literature in that he was boring. He was the guy who corners you at a party and wearies you with the patter of little feats.

So when reading that novel keep in mind that the person was writing it while preparing for or recovering from D-Day (in which Salinger participated).

So?

No excuse for having your "hero" be a worthless whiner.