Blog 10: Call to the Author

If I were to call J.D Salinger and ask him a question, I would want to know what inspired him to write The Catcher in the Rye. Did he personally experience depression at any time in his life? After reading the book, I still found myself thinking about Holden, and what would become of him. I would like to ask J.D. Salinger how he envisions Holden in his twenties and thirties, and the rest of his adult life. Does Holden find some peace and happiness? Does Holden see Jane Gallagher again and what becomes the the relationship? Why weren't Holden's parents alerted to the fact that he left school early? How does J.D. Salinger see the turn of events differently if they were able to locate Holden Sunday or Monday? Would he have only suffered through the same depth of depression later with different circumstances and settings? Does J.D. Salinger view Mr. Antolini as a pedophile? He was a question mark for me. I would like Mr. Salinger to know how much I enjoyed reading the book, and how taken I was with Holden. I could not put the book down until I knew he was getting help. I think the book was ahead of its time.