Catcher in the Rye Study Guide

 Chapter 1
1.What does Holden mean when he says that his brother D.B. is out in Hollywood "being a prostitute"?

D. B. has sold out to Hollywood, forsaking a career in serious literature for the wealth and fame of the movies.

Holden thinks that His brother D.B. prostitutes his talent with writing short stories for

Hollywood movies, but he admires his short stories anyway.


2.Where is Holden as the story begins?

Holden Caulfield writes his story from a rest home to which he has been sent for therapy.

3;5.Where and What is Prency Prep?

It is  a famous school he attended in Agerstown, Pennsylvania, whatever, Holden has been marred by his refusal to apply himself and he got kicked out after he failed 4 of 5 classes.

4.How did Holden let the fencing team down?

He forgot as manager the teams equipment in the subway, which forced everyone to leave early.

6.what kind of health does holden appear to be in?

Holden feels sorry for leaving the school and disappointing his teacher Spencer.

Chapter 2

1. "Old" Spencer is Holden’s history teacher at Pencey Prep, who unsuccessfully tries to shake Holden out of his academic apathy, and Holden visited him,because he knows that he is ill and of course for feeling sorry for his failing.

2.  Holden is mostly annoyed by Spencer, because of his bad conditioning caused by just being old...

3.  He hates the People and calls them "crooks", and explains that his school is sneaky based on getting money.

I'M HERE

After I moved my life from one spot to another ,I can now say I am happy, ready and motivated to tackle the thing and make up work I sadly had to drop!

Everything is Going to be Alright

 How should I not be glad to contemplate
the clouds clearing beyond the dormer window
and a high tide reflected on the ceiling?
There will be dying, there will be dying,
but there is no need to go into that.
The poems flow from the hand unbidden
and the hidden source is the watchful heart;
the sun rises in spite of everything
and the far cities are beautiful and bright.
I lie here in a riot of sunlight
watching the day break and the clouds flying.
Everything is going to be all right.

All Question for part 1

1. Describe the society (a fictional America) that Montag lives in. In what ways is it similar to, but more extreme than, our society? What signs are there that it is a “dystopia” (the opposite of a utopia, an ideal society)?
2. What makes Clarisse so special — so different from most people in her society? What qualities does Montag have that make him receptive to her influence?
3. Why do you think the mechanical hound has been programmed to react to Montag?
4. Why do you think the woman chooses to burn herself along with her books? Why does this have suc h a powerful effect on Montag — what does it mean to him?
5. What is the point of Bradbury’s description of the kind of television show that Mildred likes to watch (p. 44 - 46)? [“ sound and fury, signifying nothing”
6. What is shocking and disturbing about the way Montag finds out what happened to Clarisse? What does this tell us about Mildred and about their society?
7. Why does Montag get “sick” and try to avoid going to work?
8. What does the revelation that Montag has so many books hidden in his home tell us about him? Why do Montag’s hands seem to have a mind of their own — what does this actually mean?
9. What is Beatty’s explanation for the current state of their society?
10. What do you think of Mildred’s claim that she is happy, and why? How do you define happiness? Is being happy always the most important goal of life?
11. What events trigger Montag’s transformation from aloof, unthinking fireman to passionate, philosophical rebel?
12. Find three examples of foreshadowing in Part 1.
13. Like Hemingway, Bradbury sometimes writes in an elliptical style, giving us bits of information from which we must infer what is happening, what the characters are thinking and feeling. Find one example of this in Part 1.
14. Choose one paragraph or passage from Part 1 that is an example of Bradbury’s unusual writing style (e.g. p. 17/18, p. 24) and interpret its meaning.
15. What predictions might you make about later events in the story?

Fahrenheit 451 Part2 Q&A

4. What do you think is the meaning of the title of Part Two (“The Sieve and the Sand”)?


The concept of the sieve and the sand was that when he pours the sand into the Sieve fast enough, then it is perhaps fill in someday. This refers to the book, because the Sieve is symbolic for his mind and the sand is symbolic for the truth .

Fahrenheit 451 Part2 Q&A

3. How do you think Montag would respond to Mildred’s question about which is more important — her, or Montag’s books?

Fahrenheit 451 Part2 Q&A

2. Why do you think Faber gave Montag his name and phone number?


Faber give montag his name and number just in case montag go angry with him and to show that he is already to old to be fear of the system.