Catcher Topics - Part Deux

... as also generated by students:

1. Does Holden accurately represent a typical teenager?

2. Is Holden smart?

(be sure to define your key terms for #1 and #2)

3. Why does Salinger contrast uncertainties with absolutes?

Catcher Topics (Part I)

... as generated by students:

A. Is HC happy or sad (assume the false dilemma and pick one)?

B. Why does HC hate movies?

C. Would you be good friends with HC? Why or why not?

D. Who does HC remind you of most this year (in terms of literature we've read)?

E. Does HC have a better life than a student at SHS? Why or why not?

F. Who is the "you" to which HC refers?

G. Does HC have any friends?

H. Would you consider HC to be dynamic or static?