{"content":{"sharePage":{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"20555643","dateCreated":"1266911080","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"CDChalmers","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/CDChalmers","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/reading-catcher-in-the-rye.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/20555643"},"dateDigested":1532174912,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"The Theme(s)?","description":"What is the main theme of this book?
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\nAre there any subsidiary themes?
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\nSupport your answer.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"20555659","body":"Coming of age.
\nBeing maturity.","dateCreated":"1266911140","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"Leroyshi","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Leroyshi","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"20555439","dateCreated":"1266910235","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"CDChalmers","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/CDChalmers","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/reading-catcher-in-the-rye.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/20555439"},"dateDigested":1532174912,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"The purpose of the novel?","description":"A couple of students wanted to know what the purpose of the novel is.
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\nAny thoughts?","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"20555469","body":"TO IMPROVE OUR ENGLISH ABILITY.
\nESPECIALLY, reading.","dateCreated":"1266910348","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"Randolphlilmomo","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Randolphlilmomo","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20555485","body":"There is an important character in the novel:Mr.Anthony. Holden said he still keeps the paper which Mr.Anthony wrote to him. And I think Mr. Anthony wants to change Holden's life. He wants him could receive education! So the purpose of the novel is to teach young teenagers to study.","dateCreated":"1266910434","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"Leroyshi","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Leroyshi","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20555505","body":"pure world vs. fake world?
\nIs the author avoiding the pure world like catching children in the rye is better than seeing the fake oprea?","dateCreated":"1266910534","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"JakeHong19910913606","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/JakeHong19910913606","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20555519","body":"Although divining the author's purpose is not always possible, making speculations can help us understand the novel in some ways.
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\nActually, Salinger has revealed part of his purpose for writing the novel in certain interviews. I will tell you after.","dateCreated":"1266910590","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"CDChalmers","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/CDChalmers","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20555523","body":"I think the author wants to show the difference between kid's world and the adult's world. Compare these two world, to show the ugly adult's world.","dateCreated":"1266910591","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"ralegh","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/ralegh","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20555527","body":"The author want to use Holden as a siginificant character in the novel to reflect some phenomenones in the society at that time. He also want to use this novel to tell others what should they do.","dateCreated":"1266910605","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"ClementZhou","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/ClementZhou","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20555549","body":"reflect his society","dateCreated":"1266910722","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"tomzhang0123","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/tomzhang0123","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20555583","body":"try a new writing style","dateCreated":"1266910816","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"Shylock003","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Shylock003","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20555613","body":"To know those bad words...Thus, when somebody revile us, we can counterattack them.","dateCreated":"1266910960","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"james60000","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/james60000","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20555647","body":"it shows an anti-society opinion for audience and the author is unsatisfied with the society as well.","dateCreated":"1266911093","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"tomzhang0123","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/tomzhang0123","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"20555407","dateCreated":"1266910082","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"CDChalmers","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/CDChalmers","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/reading-catcher-in-the-rye.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/20555407"},"dateDigested":1532174912,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Author vs. Narrator","description":"What is the relationship between the author and the narrator?
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\nDoes the book give us any clues?","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"20555443","body":"I did not notice any clues but I guess to be the catcher might be the author's dream. And this is also Holden's dream.","dateCreated":"1266910240","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"Leroyshi","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Leroyshi","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20555447","body":"The author is the god of the narrator. He dominates the narrator's destiny.","dateCreated":"1266910260","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"Randolphlilmomo","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Randolphlilmomo","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20555531","body":"I think the author wants to express his view about that unstable society. From the content of this book, narrator is a type who antipathies the society and has a small dream.It obviously shows the author uses the behaviors of the narrator to reflect the whole society in that period of U.S","dateCreated":"1266910630","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"tomzhang0123","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/tomzhang0123","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20555569","body":"When the author is young,he probably had similar conflict.","dateCreated":"1266910777","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"Shylock003","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Shylock003","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20555603","body":"The author want to use this narrator as a typical character in the society at that time. It is true that he had lots of identities as others. The author want to use him to reflect the problem at that time and tell people what should they do in their lives.","dateCreated":"1266910917","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"ClementZhou","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/ClementZhou","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"20554985","dateCreated":"1266908650","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"CDChalmers","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/CDChalmers","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/reading-catcher-in-the-rye.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/20554985"},"dateDigested":1532174912,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Questions About the Book?","description":"An excellent strategy to improve your reading skills is to ask good questions.
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\nGot any?","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"20555149","body":"Till now I did not know the author's purpose for writting this book. Salinger uses a lot of bad words. Holden is poor boy who always complains about his surroundings.","dateCreated":"1266909346","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"Leroyshi","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Leroyshi","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20555229","body":"I'm not sure y does the character has that much of opinions and bios to everybody, I mean he can imagine things too much, which make the novel lost the topic I think.
\nSame as Leroy What is the purpose of this novel.","dateCreated":"1266909560","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"JakeHong19910913606","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/JakeHong19910913606","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20555427","body":"I might tell you not to say "always," but in Holden's case it almost seems correct.
\n"Habitually" would be another good word.","dateCreated":"1266910172","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"CDChalmers","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/CDChalmers","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20555579","body":"what is the main theme of this book?","dateCreated":"1266910814","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"tomzhang0123","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/tomzhang0123","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20555619","body":"Why does Holden keep saying the people who around him are "phony"","dateCreated":"1266910971","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"Leroyshi","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Leroyshi","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20555631","body":"Does this story happen in a special period?","dateCreated":"1266911018","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"Shylock003","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Shylock003","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"57675554","body":"What do you think might happen to Holden now that he has left Pencey Prep for good?","dateCreated":"1351131276","smartDate":"Oct 24, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"ghost5991","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/ghost5991","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"18889149","dateCreated":"1263465419","smartDate":"Jan 14, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"CDChalmers","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/CDChalmers","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/reading-catcher-in-the-rye.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/18889149"},"dateDigested":1532174912,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"What did you think?","description":"So, what did you think of the book?","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"20555445","body":"Somehow,Holden's experiences are what I what to try if my mood goes down.I like this book. By the way, the words Holden use when he is taking just like us.","dateCreated":"1266910249","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"ralegh","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/ralegh","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20555453","body":"this is an excellent book which uses a different writing style-it is like a memory about previous things. Moreover, this book includes many informal slang and some dirty words.","dateCreated":"1266910275","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"tomzhang0123","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/tomzhang0123","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20555457","body":"What other question does Gordon's post raise?","dateCreated":"1266910297","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"CDChalmers","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/CDChalmers","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20555471","body":"I don't finish the whole book. So i will talk about what do i think about Holden in my past reading. In my mind, Holden is a boy who has a terrible grade and not brave enough to do lots of thins. For example, he had an argument in the dormitory but he didn't hit him, the only thing that he did is say some dirty words to him and lay on the bed. Moreover, he tried lots of things. He tried to get acohol and hooker after he left school and went to the NewYork city by train. He is also a black sheep because he waste too much money on useless things and have a life without any purposes.","dateCreated":"1266910367","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"ClementZhou","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/ClementZhou","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20555475","body":"This book breaks the traditional law. It does not describe a hero or propagate something justice. Instead, it describe a young guy who acts rude and holds a negative attitude toward life.","dateCreated":"1266910388","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"Shylock003","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Shylock003","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20555477","body":"Who can come up with a good question in response to Leroy?","dateCreated":"1266910388","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"CDChalmers","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/CDChalmers","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20555501","body":"RE:ClementZhou
\nActually, Holden had a battle with his roommates, however, he lost.","dateCreated":"1266910524","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"Randolphlilmomo","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Randolphlilmomo","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20555507","body":"I prefer the book to Holden. The character always curse everything in his life. Actually, the society is not full of lies and fakeness, good points are more than bad.","dateCreated":"1266910548","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"james60000","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/james60000","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20555529","body":"the book shows a very negative side of the world we live in. it's a fact we need to face instead of criticizing. it's a balance of sunshine and darkness, what we should do is to keep ourselves in the positive side. i think this is what the author trying to tell us","dateCreated":"1266910624","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"killjimj","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/killjimj","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20555559","body":"I am in middle of the Chap.18 now. I didn't feel that things in the book is attractive for me. I am not saying itis a terrible book, but....
\nI think the book is kind of the author's autobiography, he talked a lot of thing that happened before.
\nAnyway,I think one thing that was quite good was Holden expressed many of his thoughts about the things and people around him.
\nBut as long as we are study English, reading books is important way to improve our English skills.","dateCreated":"1266910741","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"tony_huang817","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/tony_huang817","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20555567","body":"I don't like the book, even though I think the last part of the book is very moving. In the beginning of the book, the whole society was dark, which made me very depressed when I was reading the book.","dateCreated":"1266910772","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"Shawn252461","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Shawn252461","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"20555665","body":"to be honest, i did not like this book. i think the main character has mentally ill because in his mind everyone is stupid, and he hate everything in the world. his mind is different to common people. he always complains. maybe the auther wants to show some social problem, but i don not like to listen comlains. people should to adpot the environment,but let the environment adpot people","dateCreated":"1266911163","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"killeralfred","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/killeralfred","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":10}]}],"more":false},"comments":[]},"http":{"code":200,"status":"OK"},"redirectUrl":null,"javascript":null,"notices":{"warning":[],"error":[],"info":[],"success":[]}}