Howdy,
I'm going to hold off on giving my opinions about The Catcher in the Rye. Maybe I'll jump in at some point and throw my (red hunting) hat in the ring. For now, though, I'd like you to choose one of the following questions and write a substantive response. Remember the point here: write freely, engage your classmates, answer the question in an interesting, creative manner. Don't worry: nobody will shout out, "Digression!"
Choose one:
1) Do you think of The Catcher in the Rye as more cautionary tale or more something else?
2) Holden as a transcendentalist: react.
3) Why do you think the novel has generated so much controversy over the years? What accounts for this? What nerve did it or does it touch?
Have fun and all.
:)
