E2: The Catcher In The Rye

Finish the book by the end of Spring Break (you're back on April 1) and answer the "overall questions." The study guides and chapter summaries are to help you on this assignment and the essay we will start upon your return to school. Come prepared, with the reading done.

Overall Questions: Paragraph+ answers

1. After reading The Catcher In The Rye, does it make sense that this was Mark David Chapman's "statement" about shooting and killing John Lennon in 1980? Explain.
2. Do you think Holden Caulfield is suffering from a mental illness or problem? Explain.
3. How many teenagers suffer from the same kind of depression and anxiety Holden Caulfield does? How do those filters affect people's actions (use Holden's actions as examples)? Explain.
4. What is your overall impression of the book, Holden Caulfield, Holden's family? Explain.
5. What was the plot of the book? What was the climax? Does it make sense? Why or why not?