Use the links that appear
below each question to answer the questions.
1. Why would a book be banned/challenged?
2. Where is Catcher
on the list?
3. What is the reasoning for Catcher being banned?
What was happening in the 1950s?
4. Name two key
political facts/events, and explain why they are significant to the time period
(and perhaps the novel).
a.
b.
5. Review the literature from the time period at the
following link: http://www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/50s/home.html
Many
of the works focus on similar issues—what is one trend you notice in the
literature listed? Give three examples (titles) to support your point.
6. Explain the
key Supreme Court decision that took place during this era, in terms of
educational policy. Why was this
significant?
7. Explore the
fashion trends for men, women and children during the 1950s. What do you notice? How does it differ from
today’s clothing?
8. Read about
family life during the 1950s. What are
some significant points? How do families today differ?
Visit Valley Forge Military Academy at this website
and answer the following questions:
9. Where is the
school located?
10. Summarize
the school’s mission statement in your own words.
11. How many
students attend the school? How many
girls? How many boys? International students?
12. What is the
average number of students in each class?
13. What is the
tuition? Room and Board?
14. Now, do a
search for other prep schools that exist today and list the names of at least
two of them below. What do you notice
about them?
Read about author J.D. Salinger at http://www.biography.com/articles/J.D.-Salinger-9470070
15. What inferences
can you make about him from the five pieces you read?
16. List five
adjectives below that can summarize the type of person he seems to be.
17. Also, write one
question you have about Salinger.
