Re: In search of User Perspectives on Catcher in the Rye
Matthew_Stevenson@baylor.edu
Sun, 29 Nov 1998 16:24:11 -0600
you're kidding right? pardon my skepticism but these questions seem lifted
straight off a high school english test and the answers could be printed with
a yellow and black cover emblazoned with the title "Look at Me, World, I'm an
Idiot!" if my acrimony is unfounded please excuse me, i'm feeling
cantankerous...matt
On Sat, 28 Nov 1998 22:50:37 -0800 (PST) susangardner@hotmail.com (susan
gardner) wrote:
>Dear Fellow Bananafish Subscribers:
>I need your help with a project I'm doing for a User Perspectives class
>in an MLS program. I picked the "fiction" perspective to explore, but
>need you to answer these 10 questions for my research. Please, oh please
>won't you take a few minutes to help me? I'm just a poor befuddled
>student. Please answer the questions off the top of your head, and go
>with first instincts- otherwise this won't work. Cheers!
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>1)Rate "Catcher in the Rye" on a scale of 1 to 10 for overall excellence
>(10 being the highest) __________
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>2)Describe, briefly, the main plot of the book
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>3)Was there psychological development of the characters?
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>4)Please state the time and place of the novel (geographical,
>historical, social, whatever).
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>5)What emotional experience did you get from the novel?
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>6)What information, if any, did you get from the novel? Was there a
>theme?
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>7)Describe the philosophical attitude of the author?
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>8)How readable was the book...was it difficult in language and content?
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>9)Please list the main characters and their ages, as you remember them.
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>10)What are some other books that fans of "Catcher in the Rye" might
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