Friday, May 4, 2007

Homework for The Catcher in the Rye: Your Advice to Holden

Peter Kuch, a lecturer in the English department at the University of New South Wales (Australia) believes that "When you're reading The Catcher in the Rye, you're speaking to Holden, not so much him speaking to you."

Certainly, people have a strong reaction to Holden Caufield. In fact, the world's richest man, Bill Gates, says The Catcher in the Rye is his favourite novel.

In about 100 to 150 words, give some advice to Holden based on a statement or incident in the novel. In other words, what would you say to him if you had the chance?

Please submit your answer as a comment to this post by midnight on Tuesday, May 8.