The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS Chapter 1 1. Based on the first sentence of the novel, do you think Holden Caulfield will be providing every single detail of his story? Why or why not? 2. Holden is not going to tell readers his life story. What IS he going to tell them? 3. The way Holden talks about the Pencey Prep advertisements gets us started with Holden’s personality. How does he feel about the advertisements? Why does he feel this way? 4. What’s important about t
