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What famous murder took place with the killer offering an explanation for his act being found in the pages of The Catcherin the Rye? a. John Lennons murder and the killer Mark David Chapman 2. Privacy was important to Salinger. List three things he did to ensure a private life? a. 3. What type of education did Salinger obtain? a. College education 4. In 1945, why was Salinger hospitalized? a. Salinger was hospitalized for stress 5. Where is Salinger from? When was he born and when did he die? a. He was born in January 1, 1919 and died January 27, 2010. 6. Why do you think an author would live his/her life with a code of seclusion? a. Because he is an introvert 7. How do you think the Cold War influenced Holden's culture? a. It increased paranoia 8. How was the role of women in society in transition during post-war period? a. Women had a more important role in society now that they held the majority of manufacturing jobs while the men were at war 9. Why isn't there a movie version of Catcher in the Rye? a. Because he is forever ashamed of his one night stand with the film Uncle Wiggily in Conneticut. 10. How might World War II have affected J.D. Salinger and his writing? a. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. 11. What lasting influence has TheCatcher in the Rye had on American culture? a. The book has influenced popular culture by helping creating slang words and this book is linked to several murders. 12. What other examples of the "Holden" archetype have you seen in modern media? a. After Reagan got shot, they found a copy of The Catcher in the Rye in the assinators hotel room. 13. What trends do you see in the types of people who are drawn to the novel? Why could this be? a. They are all killers. This is probably because they feel trapped in their situation just like the main character in the book. 14. Why do you think The Catcher in the Rye is so constantly referenced? Why does it hold such a central role in our culture? Is this role deserved? 15. What is ironic about the author's own son, Matt Salinger.

a. The book was a world-weary and tortured soul trapped in the body of a prep-school student, and his shiftless romp around New York City is required reading for the American teenager. But his influence has extended far beyond the schoolhouse. 16. What is ironic about the author's own son, Matt Salinger? a. His father wrote about the quintessential anti-prep school and he sent his son to the quintessential prep-school, Phillips Academy in Andover, MA.