Re: In search of User Perspectives on Catcher in the Rye
susan gardner (susangardner@hotmail.com)
Sun, 29 Nov 1998 15:34:54 -0800 (PST)
Well, actually you've sort of just proved my thesis- that fiction cannot
be classified because it's too subjective, non-classifiable, et cetera.
So, inadvertently you sort of helped me out, I'm sorry to have to tell
you. And, FYI, I didn't make up these questions- they are testing a
fiction classification system designed by Annelise Mark Pejtersen. SO,
go speak to her if you want to criticize.
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>From: Camille Scaysbrook <verona_beach@geocities.com>
>Subject: Re: In search of User Perspectives on Catcher in the Rye
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>Boy oh boy ... this is absolutely *no* slight against you, Susan, but
they
>sure make you do some pretty useless things. This thing reminds me of
the
>movie `Dead Poets Society' where the students are made to judge the
Overall
>Greatness of a poem by plotting it on a graph. To me, this has very
little
>to do with the passionate experience of reading a great piece of
>literature.
>
>Good luck with your assignment, anyway! No accounting for certain
aspects
>of the education system.
>
>Camille
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>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
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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
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>> 10)What are some other books that fans of "Catcher in the Rye" might
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