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The Catcher in the Rye
Catcher Study Questions
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SAMPLE ESSAYS
SAMPLE ESSAY INTRODUCTIONS
A clear and short biography of Salinger in found on a "Books and Writers" page, in addition to a more detailed bio from enotes.com.
Background to the Novel
Censorship. The censorship history of the novel is discussed in Martin Los and Courtney Dunning's website, The Catcher in the Rye Pages, which also has a list of every character in the novel.
Study Guide Help
[a note for using study guides--SparkNotes and other summary sites are of course properly used after you've� read a section or the entire work independently.� My advice is for you to be cautious with these sites and try to stay away from them until after you've been able to think things through about the novel on your own.]
German Catcher-lover Bernd Wahlbrinck's dense website devoted to the novel has just about everything you need in a study guide, including a robust list of Catcher-related websites and a fascinating index page that lists the page numbers for each character, idea, theme, or topic mentioned in the novel.
The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District in New York has a Catcher study guide page that gives a brief summary, key themes and important issues from the novel.
Literary Criticism
The Internet Public Library Online page has some online criticism, but some of the links require passwords or are no longer active.
The Articles Page from Salinger.org has links to reviews and articles about the novel and the author.
Go to JSTOR , then type in the username and password (obtained from the school library) before you search for any topics of iterest.