The Catcher in the Rye

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/the-catcher-in-the-rye

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the publication date?July 16, 1951
2. What is the protagonist?Holden Caulfield
3. What is 'The Catcher in the Rye' about?It is a book about a 16‑year‑old boy named Holden Caulfield who feels out of place and wants to protect others from growing up.
4. Who is the main character in the book?The main character is Holden Caulfield, a sixteen‑year‑old who tells his story after being expelled from school.

Unreliable Narrator: A narrator whose credibility is compromised due to bias, mental state, or deliberate deception.
Existentialism: A philosophical approach emphasizing individual existence, freedom, and choice, often in a meaningless universe.
Bildungsroman: A literary genre that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from youth to adulthood.
Stream of Consciousness: A narrative mode that depicts the multitudinous thoughts and feelings which pass through the mind.