"Catching on to Catcher in the Rye"

 

Lessons on The Catcher in the Rye

[A novel by J. D. Salinger]

 

Developed by Sandy Scragg
www.sandyscragg.com
Murry Bergtraum High School
New York City, 2002

excerpt taken from The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger, p. 277, Back Bay Books/Little Brown, copyright 1951

 

1) Holdenspeak & other slang

 

2) The life and death of Allie Caulfield

 

3) Woe is Holden: his struggles & problems

 

4) Salinger's life & background

 

5) Phoebe Caulfield's character

 

6) The Catcher Controversy: typical teen or just obscene?

 

 

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