"Catching on to Catcher in the Rye"
lessons on The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
prepared by Sandy Scragg www.sandyscragg.com Murry Bergtraum High School New York City, 2002
The Catcher in the Rye is a famous, classic, and controversial novel. Therefore, the amount of information found online about the novel and issues surrounding it are nearly endless. I have provided some hotlinks to material that may be especially useful to teachers and students--in fact, many of these links are used within my unit.
biographical information on J.D. Salinger
Salinger site--lots of great information
how to send Salinger a letter & where he lives
Index to The Catcher in the Rye
Letters to Salinger site (NOTA BENE: This site is slightly unpredictable...please be patient when loading. You may need to refresh your browser a few times. The wait is worth it!)
J.D. Salinger Campfire Chat (web message board)
A visual tour of Holden's New York
An album of Holden's New York odyssey
A map of Holden's journey (AGAIN...these last 3 sites are sometimes blocked by Geocities. They originally featured prominently in my unit, but I removed them because they are often unreliable. If you can get them loaded, they are a fabulous resource, but you may just be too annoyed by the frequent problems!)
Praises and Criticisms of The Catcher in the Rye
One person's opinion: why do so many lunatics love this novel?