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Rebel in the Rye

I couldn't think of abetter place to read the work of the next Fitzgerald or Hemingway...

I couldn't think of a
better place to read the work of the next Fitzgerald or Hemingway than right here in Greenwich Village

Full Transcript

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- I couldn't think of a better place to read the work
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of the next Fitzgerald or Hemingway
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than right here in Greenwich Village.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
52
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:44
Uploaded
Oct 29, 2025
Genres
biography, drama, romance
Production
Black Label Media

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Movie Summary

The life of celebrated but reclusive author, J.D. Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel, "The Catcher in the Rye".
- (laughs) Well you're not the first - Rebel in the Rye 00:08
- (laughs) Well you're not the first
You act out at authority figures like me - Rebel in the Rye 00:06
You act out at authority figures like me
You also think you're the cleverest boy - Rebel in the Rye 00:06
You also think you're the cleverest boy
It's pretty typical stuff, if you want to know the truth. - Rebel in the Rye 00:07
It's pretty typical stuff, if you want to know the trut...
- Well, I wanted to ask about - Rebel in the Rye 00:06
- Well, I wanted to ask about
Your voice is what makes your story unique. - Rebel in the Rye 00:06
Your voice is what makes your story unique.
But when that voice overwhelms the story, - Rebel in the Rye 00:15
But when that voice overwhelms the story,
But since I'm going to be late - Rebel in the Rye 00:11
But since I'm going to be late
(class laughing) - Rebel in the Rye 00:07
(class laughing)
And to illustrate this I'm going to - Rebel in the Rye 00:07
And to illustrate this I'm going to
The jailer cut her down and then revived her. - Rebel in the Rye 00:06
The jailer cut her down and then revived her.
And after the jailer saved her, he beat her. - Rebel in the Rye 00:05
And after the jailer saved her, he beat her.
All right now, I read this passage - Rebel in the Rye 00:10
All right now, I read this passage
Because the events of the story were compelling, - Rebel in the Rye 00:07
Because the events of the story were compelling,
Now of course Faulkner is famous for his voice - Rebel in the Rye 00:07
Now of course Faulkner is famous for his voice
And so therefore even the non-writer - Rebel in the Rye 00:05
And so therefore even the non-writer
But in fact it is the events of the story, - Rebel in the Rye 00:08
But in fact it is the events of the story,
And then Faulkner uses his voice - Rebel in the Rye 00:09
And then Faulkner uses his voice
For our next class I want you all - Rebel in the Rye 00:06
For our next class I want you all
Ask yourselves, if I were to read this in a monotone - Rebel in the Rye 00:10
Ask yourselves, if I were to read this in a monotone