人物传记以名人生命或逸事为主。体裁一般是记叙文,包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。写作手法多采用时间、空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终。命题以细节为主,推理为辅。主要向读者介绍科学家、文学家、思想家、政治家、企业家以及影视、体育明星等杰出人物,尤其重视介绍这些杰出人物在各自领域所取得的重大成就, 如何克服身体残缺、自然环境和社会环境所造成的困难取得的成功等。文章一般会歌颂他们在为人类作出巨大贡献的同时,也为自己的事业谱写出了精彩的篇章。 Jerome David Salinger (January 1,1919 - January 27,2010) was an American author , best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye , as well as his reclusive( 隐居的) last original published work was in 1965; he gave his last interview in 1980. Raised in Manhattan , Salinger began writing short stories while in secondary school , and published several stories in the early 1940s before serving in World War Ⅱ.In 1948 he published the critically praised story A Perfect Day for Bananafish in The Ne w Yorker magazine , which became home to much of his following work. In 1951 Salinger released his novel The Catcher in the Rye , an immediate popular description of adolescent alienation( 疏远) and loss of innocence in the leading role Holden Caulfield was influential , especially among adolescent novel remains widely read and controversial , selling around 250,000 copies a year. The ess of The Catcher in the Rye led to public attention and monitor: Salinger became reclusive , publishing new work less followed Catcher with a short story collection