Transcript Catcheupdatedintro2010

Introduction
Use a piece of blank paper to create
your own “Piece of the Pie” foldable.
Who is J.D. Salinger?
What is Rye?
(3 facts)
Catcher in
the Rye
Life in the 1950s.
(2-3 facts)
Intro
Predictions
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an American author, best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in
the Rye as well as his reclusive nature. He has not published an
original work since 1965 and has not been interviewed since 1980.
Raised in Manhattan, New York, Salinger began writing short stories
while in secondary school, and published several stories in the early
1940s before serving in World War II. In 1951 Salinger released his
first novel, The Catcher in the Rye, an immediate popular success.
His depiction of adolescent alienation and loss of innocence in the
protagonist Holden Caulfield was influential, especially among
adolescent readers. The novel remains widely read, selling around
250,000 copies a year.
The success of The Catcher in the Rye led to public attention and
scrutiny; Salinger became reclusive, publishing new work less
frequently.
Afterwards, Salinger struggled with unwanted attention, including a
legal battle in the 1980s with biographer Ian Hamilton and the
release in the late 1990s of memoirs written by two people close to
him: Joyce Maynard , an ex-lover; and Margaret Salinger, his
daughter.
Books
 The Catcher in the Rye (1951)
 Nine Stories (1953)
 "A Perfect Day for Bananafish”
(1948)
 "Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut”
(1948)
 "Just Before the War with the
Eskimos” (1948)
 "The Laughing Man” (1949)
 "Down at the Dinghy” (1949)
 "For Esmé with Love and Squalor”
(1950)
 "Pretty Mouth and Green My Eyes”
(1951)
 "De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period”
(1952)
 "Teddy” (1953)
 Franny and Zooey (1961)
 Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters
and Seymour: An Introduction (1963)
 "Raise High the Roof-Beam,
Carpenters" (1955)
 "Seymour: An Introduction" (1959)
Stories
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"Go See Eddie” (1940, republished in Fiction: Form
& Experience, ed. William M. Jones, 1969)
"The Hang of It” (1941, republished in The Kit Book
for Soldiers, Sailors and Marines, 1943)
"The Long Debut of Lois Taggett” (1942, republished
in Stories: The Fiction of the Forties, ed. Whit
Burnett, 1949)
"A Boy in France” (1945, republished in Post Stories
1942-45, ed. Ben Hibbs, 1946)
"This Sandwich Has No Mayonnaise” 1945,
republished in, 1959)
"A Girl I Knew” (1948, republished in Best American
Short Stories 1949, ed. Martha Foley, 1949)
"Slight Rebellion off Madison” (1946, republished in
2000)
"The Young Folks” (1940)
"The Heart of a Broken Story” (1941)
"Personal Notes of an Infantryman” 1942)
"The Varioni Brothers” (1943)
"Both Parties Concerned” (1944)
"Soft Boiled Sergeant” (1944)
"Last Day of the Last Furlough” (1944)
"Once a Week Won't Kill You” (1944)
"Elaine” (1945)
"The Stranger” (1945)
"I'm Crazy” (1945)
"A Young Girl in 1941 with No Waist at All” (1947)
"The Inverted Forest” (1943)
"Blue Melody” (1948)
"Hapworth 16, 1924” (1964)
Rye
Rye= a grass grown cereal grain; crop. Rye grain is used
for flour, rye bread, rye beer, some whiskies, some
vodkas, and animal fodder (feed). It can also be eaten
whole, either as boiled rye berries, or by being rolled/
Rye is a cereal and should not be confused with ryegrass
which is used for lawns and hay for livestock.
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If you have $100 Converted from 1940 to 2005 it would be equivalent to $1433.77
In 1940 a new house cost $3,920.00 and by 1949 was $7,450.00
In 1940 the average income per year was $1,725.00 and by 1949 was $2,950.00
In 1940 a gallon of gas was 11 cents and by 1949 was 17 cents
In 1940 the average cost of new car was $850.00 and by 1949 was $1,420.00 More
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A few more prices from the 40's and how much things cost
100 asprin 76 cents
Philco Refrigerator $239.00
Pork Loin Roast per pound 45 cents
Nylon Hose 20 cents
New Emerson Bedroom Radio 1938 $19.65
Mens Suits from $24.50
Portable electric heater $42.50
Sealey Mattress $38.00
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The late 30's and The war in the 40's changed many things and one of those was how black
sportsmen became popular heroes and paved the way for future generations, these included Joe
Louis ( Boxer ), Jesse Jackson ( Runner ) and Jackie Robinson ( Baseball Player ).
Some of the Most Well Known Movie Stars of the Forties
Clark Gable couple of his films from the 40's The Hucksters and Bob Hope couple of his films
from the 40's ; Bing Crosby couple of his films from the 40's; Humphrey Bogart couple of his
films from the 40's ; Abbott and Costello couple of films from the 40's
Rhythm and blues Music becomes popular and the beginnings of Rock and roll
World War II 1940's
The Forties were dominated by World War II , and after a long period of Economic Recession
throughout the world, starting with Wall Street Crash in 1929 and through most of the 30's, the
world would be a different place after the 2nd world war ended. As so often happens during war
technological advances in any technology that is seen to provide some advantage jump in leaps
and bounds the 40's provide some of the best examples
The first ever use of a Nuclear Bomb during wartime when the US bombed Hiroshima and
Nagasaki in Japan.
Major advancements in radar to help with tracking Enemy aircraft which after the war changed
the aviation industry
Jet Engines, Radar and Nuclear Fission technological advances due to the war
Colossus, the world's first totally electronic and digital computer
Inventions The Year Invented Inventors and Country ( or attributed to First Use )
45 rpm Record ----- 1949 USA
Artificial Intelligence ----- 1947 England by Alan Turing
Atomic Bomb ----- 1945 USA by Robert Oppenheimer's team
Atomic Power ----- 1942 USA by Enrico Fermi's team creating first self-sustaining chain
reaction
Aqualung ----- 1943 France by J Cousteau and E Gagnon
Automation ----- 1946 USA by Henry Ford
Computer ----- 1948 England by Freddie William's team
Guided Missile ----- 1942 Germany by Werner von Braun
Long Playing Record LP ----- 1948 USA made of vinyl and played at 33 rpm
Microwave Oven ----- 1946 USA by Percy L Spencer
Mobile Phone ----- 1947 USA
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1951 a gallon of gasoline 20 cents.
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In 1953 a typical house went for around $17,400.
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Postage was still 3 cents.
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T-bone steak was 95 cents a pound in 1954.
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By 1956 the average American was making around $2.14
an hour
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variety of Ford automobiles that cost under $1,800.
Bread was 19 cents a loaf in 1957. And milk was going for
about $1.00 a gallon.
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Comprehension Questions
 Take out a blank sheet of paper and copy down the comprehension
questions (page 5 of packet) from chapters 1-4 on the left side
 1. Who is Holden Caulfield?
 2. Where is Holden as he narrates the story (guess)?
 3. Why wasn’t Holden at the big football game?
 4. Why wouldn’t Holden be back at Pency after Christmas
vacation?
 5. What “dirty trick” did Mr. Spencer pull on Holden?
 6. Who was Robert Ackley?
 7. Who was Stradlater?
 8. Identify Jane Gallagher.
 9. Why doesn’t Holden go down to see Jane?
PREDICTIONS
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After learning about the author,
reading the title, and reading the
comprehension questions write your
predictions of what you think this book
is going to be about. What is going to
be the overall theme? What kind of
characters will be introduced? What
tone will be represented? What else
can you predict?
Grippe-former name for the flu
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The protagonist and narrator of the novel.
David is innocent, trusting, and naïve even
though he suffers abuse as a child. He is
idealistic and impulsive and remains honest
and loving. Though David's troubled
childhood renders him sympathetic, he is
not perfect. He often exhibits chauvinistic
attitudes toward the lower classes. In some
instances, foolhardy decisions mar David's
good intentions.
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Thinking
Mind Wandering
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Feelings
Connections
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Confused
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S= simile
M=Metaphor
P=Personification
O= Onomatopoeia
I=Imagery
H= Hyperbole
etc
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