The Ultimate History of Video Games - Post 10

The Ultimate History of Video Games - Pg 527-591
5 Strong comments about characters or plot
- My condolences go to all family's who have lost a loved one in the school shootings such as Columbine and at Pearl.
- I'm getting tired of hearing about all of the lawsuits put against video games.
- Soul Caliber is probably today still one of the best fighting games out there.
- Early on, during the American release of Pokemon, parents believed the Pokemon trading cards were a form of gambling.
- The Sega Dreamcast was the first video console to feature online capabilities.

4 Insightful Questions
- Why does Hideo Kojima sound disappointed in the graphical capabilities of the Playstation 2?
- Is the game Seaman based off of the superhero?

- Why did Isao Okawa want to abandon Sega's future in hardware when things finally started looking up?
- Why is Sega trying to markey the Dreamcast when their technology is far obsolete to the Playstation 2?

3 Vocabulary Words and Definitions
- Supplant (pg 537): take the place or move into the position of
- Chasm (pg 550): a deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure
- Panache (pg 565): distinctive and stylish elegance

2 Examples of Literary Terms
- Hyperbole - "The Japanese saw it and went postal on us" (Race 537).
- Hyperbole - "Grossman next brought up the instructional value of flight simulators, then went to call violent games 'mass-murder simulators'" (Kent 551).

1 Summary Sentence
- Sony releases the Playstation 2 ushering in the new generation of video games, which will be followed by the Xbox, the Gamecube, and the next generation of video games.

The Ultimate History of Video Games - Post 9

The Ultimate History of Video Games - Pg 447-526
5 Strong comments about characters or plot
- With the home console industry still growing, I don't think anyone was ready to pay $699 for a 3DO Multiplayer.
- The first Need for Speed game, the popular racing game, was first originally made for the 3DO Multiplayer.
- The Stamper Brothers are one of the few true game engineering genius of this generation.
- Sony enters the home console industry with the Playstation.
-The video game industry gets its own version of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), known as the the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3).

4 Insightful Questions
- Why didn't Trip Hawkins want to make software for the 3DO Multiplayer?
- Was it necessary of Sega to create the 32X with the Sega Saturn already on it's way?
- What was the point of releasing the Virtual Boy?
- Why did Sega release the Saturn months after the holiday season?

3 Vocabulary Words and Definitions
- Sanctimonious (pg 477): excessively or hypocritically pious
- Niche (pg 478): a small concavity
- Albeit (pg 479): despite its being; although

2 Examples of Literary Terms
- Metaphor - "Doom would become a lightening rod in later years" (Kent 460).
- Pun - "Moral Komat (Mortal Kombat)" (Kent 461).

1 Summary Sentence
- The Video Game Industry begins using 3D technology, which was used in Sony's Playstation, a new emerging competitor for Nintendo and Sega.

The Ultimate History of Video Games - Post 8

The Ultimate History of Video Games - Pg 389- 446
5 Strong comments about characters or plot
- It seems that Nintendo's security chip in their NES, originally to help create a quality control over video games, is only brings tons of lawsuits to them.
- The Sega Genesis was Nintendo's first real form of competition.
- In the past and the present, Nintendo has never cared about pure processing power and having the most high-end graphics.
- If Wisdom Tree was not a company making christian games, they would have most likely been sued instantly.
- Tom Kalinske was the savior of Sega and helped the Genesis break into the American home console market.

4 Insightful Questions
- If the American arcade business was dead, how did Street Fighter II sell so many copies?
- Why did Nintendo decide to buy the Seattle Mariners?
- Did the TurboGrafx ever have a mascot to sell their system like Sega and Nintendo did?
- Why did Rare stop producing video games?
- Did Yoshiki Okamoto ever make a driving game that his boss asked for?

3 Vocabulary Words and Definitions
- Innocuous (pg 400): not injurious to physical or mental health
- Incestuous (pg 402): resembling incest as by excessive intimacy
- Torqued (pg 438): twisted; wreathed; bent

2 Examples of Literary Terms
- Hyperbole - "A Rising Star at Mattel, Kalinske tracked the new electronics meteoric ascent and fall" (Kent 425)
- Metaphor - "A student of classic marketing, Kalinske believed in the Gillete school of 'giving away the razors to sell the blade'" (Kent 427).

1 Summary Sentence
- Nintendo and Sega enter the 16-bit era of consoles and that is when the real competition between the two begin.

The Ultimate History of Video Games - Post 7

The Ultimate History of Video Games - Pg 331-388
5 Strong comments about characters or plot
- Nintendo is very strict with quality control.
- I wish they had a strict quality control this day and age.
-The Legend of Zelda series, created by Shigeru Miyamoto was one of my favorite video game series.
- The Legend of Zelda was the first game to have the ability to save your progress in a game.
- To me, all these third party developers sound very sleazy and scummy to me, the way the try to work around copyrights and laws consistently.

4 Insightful Questions
- Why doesn't Nintendo and Sega just give licenses to create games for their game consoles to avoid all of this legal battle?
- After the lawsuit with Sega and Atari, how come they still give Atari a license to create games for the Genesis?
- How come I still see Punch Out! still being referred to as Mike Tyson's Punch Out?
- Why did Nintendo make the game Doki Doki Panic the "sequel" to Mario if it wasn't the true sequel created by Shigeru Miyamoto?

3 Vocabulary Words and Definitions
- Affability (pg 349): a disposition to be friendly and approachable
- Luminary (pg 349): one that is an inspiration to others
- Marquee (pg 350): pavilion; large and often sumptuous tent

2 Examples of Literary Terms
- Hyperbole - "He was energetic, enthusiastic, and a natural evangelist for video games" (Kent 348).
- Simile - "The game had many of the same monsters and supposedly took in the same fantasy world as The Legend of Zelda, but the earlier game was exploration-based while The Adventure of Link focused more on combat" (Kent 364).

1 Summary Sentence
- Sega begins following in Nintendo's footsteps of creating a home console, equipped with security chips, that lead to future legal actions.

The Ultimate History of Video Games - Post 6

The Ultimate History of Video Games - Pg 271-330
5 Strong comments about characters or plot
- It's about time Nintendo becomes the video games giant it deserves to be.
- I always thought that Mario Bros. was the original side scroller that sold the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), but it was actually Super Mario Bros.
- I remember playing the original Mario Bros, it was one of my favorite games to play because it was a bonus feature found on Super Mario Bros. 3.
- It's pretty dumb of people to not accept the NES as a video game console but as an entertainment system even though they are the same thing.
- I love Nintendo's easter eggs found in their games like how Donkey Kong was in the crowd in the game Punch-Out.

4 Insightful Questions
- How did the Sega do against the NES?
- Did the Stamper brothers every make a game for Nintendo in the future?
- How did the Acclaim make Tiger Heli for the U.S even though Taito rejected that it be made in the U.S?
- Why didn't Activision create games for Nintendo even though it was obvious that Nintendo resurrected the home video game console?

3 Vocabulary Words and Definitions
- Burgeoning (pg 285): the act of budding or sprouting; a bud or branch; a new growth or expansion of something; that buds, grows or expands
- Arduous (pg 296): characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
- Clout (pg 312): pull; special advantage or influence

2 Examples of Literary Terms
- Personification - "Children could place tapes in the recorder, and the bear's mouth would move as it appeared to tell stories and talk" (Kent 301).
- Simile - "Internally developed products later referred to as "first-party" games, would eventually become a defining component in the operation of a video game company" (Kent 306).

1 Summary Sentence
- As the effects of the Gaming Crash blow away, Nintendo finally enters the American video game market and resurrects the video game market in America.

The Ultimate History of Video Games - Post 5

The Ultimate History of Video Games - Pg 219-270
5 Strong comments about characters or plot
- Jack Tramiel is probably one of the most unorthodox leaders in the gaming business.
- It's a shame that Electronic Arts did bring such innovation to computer gaming but have to suffer through the Gaming Crash of 1982-83.
- The gaming crash of 1982-83 was probably my favorite event in gaming history because Atari's response to all the useless E.T cartridges was to throw them in a landfill in New Mexico.
- Those dastardly companies hoping to make a quick fortune by making a inadequate video game is what helped cause the fall of home gaming.
- Don Valentine is a very indecisive man.

4 Insightful Questions
- Why is Jack Tramiel getting thrown around different companies if he has run other ones to bankruptcy?
- What happened to Nintendo during the gaming crash?
- Why didn't Atari just create a straight port of the original Pac-Man to the 2600 instead of making a new one?
- Why did Warner Communications want to keep Atari's Coin-op division when it was sold to Jack Tramiel?

3 Vocabulary Words and Definitions
- Synthesizer (pg 230): an electronic instrument often played with a keyboard and producing complex sounds, such as those of various other instruments
- Heyday (pg 235): the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
- Infusion (pg 269): the act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality

2 Examples of Literary Terms
- Simile - "Electronic Arts was founded by Trip Hawkins, a visionary man who could be generally be described as half salesman and half technophile" (Kent 260).
- Metaphor - "The industry that had shown such miraculous growth trough most of 1982 suddenly became a black hole" (Kent 239).

1 Summary Sentence
- With the video game industry proven to be profitable business, everyone wants a part of it and eventually forces the Gaming Crash of 1982-83.
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The Ultimate History of Video Games - Post 4

The Ultimate History of Video Games - Pg 171-218
5 Strong comments about characters or plot
- Universal Studios is very stupid to try and sue tons of company's for the name King Kong and all other things related to it, even though the don't own it.
- I'm envious of Howard Lincoln who managed to stand up against a legal powerhouse like Universal Studios with nothing backing him up.
- Atari's Video Computer System, or VCS, is also more commonly known as the Atari 2600.
- Universal Studios was suing Nintendo for the rights of King Kong because they believed Nintendo's Donkey Kong was far too similar to their King Kong.
- It seems like coin-op games begin to decline in the late 70s and home consoles begin to rise.

4 Insightful Questions
- Why was Universal Studios suing Tiger Electronics?
- How is the ColecoVision more powerful than other gaming consoles even though it had less RAM (random access memory)?
- Why is everyone trying to create sports video games if the idea is so overused already?
- What other third-party companies made games for the VCS and ColecoVision other than Activision?

3 Vocabulary Words and Definitions
- Covenant (pg 212): a signed or written agreement of two or more parties
- Debentures (pg 214): bonds that are not secured by the assets of a firm
- Litigious (pg 215): contentious; inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits

2 Examples of Literary Terms
- Simile - "Intellivision had a newer and more poerful CPU than VCS, slightly more memory, and played better-looking games" (Kent 195).
- Metaphor - "Just as Greenberg had seen an opportunity in manufacturing handheld hames, he suddenly saw a gold mine in becoming a thid-party publisher" (Kent 205).

1 Summary Sentence
- The continuos flow of new technology brings more conflict within Atari which causes the development of third-party developers which then leads into the lawsuit with Nintendo and Universal Studios.

The Ultimate History of Video Games - Post 3

The Ultimate History of Video Games - Pg 116-170
5 Strong comments about characters or plot
- There was a comment misconception I had that Mario Bros. was the game that saved Nintendo from bankruptcy but it was actually Donkey Kong that saved them which managed to sell over 76,000 copies of there coin-op arcade versions of the game.
- The "jumpman" in Donkey Kong was actually named after the man who was ready to foreclose on the warehouse used for Nintendo of America.
- Nolan Bushnell, the original founder and chairman of Atari was also the creator of the Chuck E. Cheese pizza/arcade parlor.
- Everyone at Atari seems to hate Ray Kassar being the president of the Company.
- I always thought that the gaming crash happened in the 1970s but seems like it doesn't happen until the 1980s.

4 Insightful Questions
- Whatever happened to Coleco?
- Why hasn't anyone tried to remove Ray Kassar from his position at Atari?
- What does "PAL" stand for?
- Are these students that modded Missle Command a part of the MIT Tech Model Railroad Club that created the first video game ever?

3 Vocabulary Words and Definitions
- Stoicism (pg 135): an indifference to pleasure or pain
- Lucrative (pg 143): profitable
- Infringement (pg 169): illegal use of copyrighted work

2 Examples of Literary Terms
- Simile - "The article went on to explain that the video game industry earned twice as much money as all Nevada casinos combined" (Kent 152).
- Metaphor - "Miyamoto was somewhat of an anomaly in Kyoto, Japan" (Kent 157).

1 Summary Sentence
- As the technology of gaming progresses, Nintendo enters the market, Nolan Bushnell leaves Atari, and many new competitors create smash-hit games.

The Ultimate History of Video Games - Post 2

The Ultimate History of Video Games - Pg 60-115
5 Strong comments about characters or plot
- A new wave a advancements in technology begins pouring in.
- Nolan Bushnell is a pretty clever man to have schemed alongside with Kee Games for a future merger.
- Atari was the leader of video games in America, because of Home Pong and Namco was the leader in Japan because of there deal with Atari to market their games in Japan.
- It's funny how when first meeting the Sears representatives the Atari workers were dressed casually while the Sears reps came in dressed up. When they met again it was flipped around because each side thought they had made a bad first impression.
- It's weird how Coleco, a leather company somehow jumps into the video and electronic entertainment field.

4 Insighful Questions
- How did Joe Keenan become president of Atari with Nolan Bushnell still there?
- How come people are so aggravated by violence in video games?
- Why do video games have to be set up on a certain radio frequency to work?
- Why are the Atari executives still living a party life of smoking marijuana and hot tub parties while running a serious business?

3 Vocabulary Words and Definitions
- Repertoire (pg 64): a supply of skills, devices, or expedients
- Magnanimous (pg 66): noble and generous in spirit; generous, understanding, and tolerant
- Coaxial (pg 97): Cabling, usually comprised of a single copper cable surrounded by cladding and a sheath

2 Examples of Literary Terms
- Simile - "Alcorn referred to Bushnell's visits as "Nolan Attacks" and said that they slowed the engineers' progress" (Kent 87).
- Simile - "You start doing work like Miner, and get yourself a decent dog and we'll talk about it" (Alcorn 100).

1 Summary Sentence
- As Atari begins to expand in the video game business, they need to figure out a way to give more ideas into a dying business as well as fight of competition like Namco and Coleco.

The Ultimate History of Video Games - Post 1

The Ultimate History of Video Games - Pg 1-59
5 Strong comments about characters or plot
- The first person to make a video game was Steve Russell which was Space War.
- Ralph Baer was the creator of the first version on electronic pong.
- Nolan Bushnell stole Ralph Baer's idea of electronic pong even though his version was much more successful.
- It's funny how Magnovox (Ralph Baer's company) tried to sue Atari (Nolan Bushnell's company)
because he stole their idea even though the success of Atari's Pong made Magnovox's Odyssey much more successful.
- It's weird how the mayor of New York City banned all forms of Pinball or any other coin-operated (coin-op) game because it was linked to gambling.

4 Insightful Questions
- Why were all the executives at Atari potheads?
- How were coin-op games related to gambling?
- Why did it take so long for Nolan Bushnell to acknowledge Ralph Baer is the father of video games?
- Shouldn't have Computer Space made a bigger impact on the market as one of the first video games?

3 Vocabulary Words and Definitions
- Bravado (pg 28): a swaggering show of courage
- Wanderlust (pg 28): a strong impulse or longing to travel
- Tenure (pg 30): to the period of ownership of a property, usually, leasehold or freehold

2 Examples of Literary Terms
- Simile - "It's like a piece of ancient history that we'll grin and giggle about today" (Adlum 50).
- Simile - "In Dabney's place, Bushnell assembled a crew of Ampex expatriates and young gun exectutives. They became known around Atari as "the King, the Queen, and the Five Princes" (Kent 58).

1 Summary Sentence
- Once the coin-op business starts, a wave of new technology begins pouring in, in the form of video games.

The Catcher in the Rye - Post 10

The Catcher in the Rye - Pg 196-214
5 Strong comments about characters and plot
- Holden is deciding to go travel far west for a new life.
- Phoebe wanted to go with Holden and travel west but Holden rejected the idea.
- Phoebe became extremely sore when Holden told her she couldn't come with him.
- Phoebe soon forgave him as soon as they reached the carousel.
- The end of the story sounds like Holden leaves for the west for a new life because it says that he misses everyone.

4 Insightful Questions
- What pleasure do these kids get for writing "f*** you" all over the school?
- How does the ending off this story show Holden as grown up?
- Did Holden leave for the West or stay back home for school?
- Why would Holden miss people like Maurice and Stradlater who were complete jerks?

3 Vocabulary Words and Definitions
- Moccasins (pg 206): soft leather shoes without a heel and with the sole and sides made of one piece.
- Bawling (pg 213): loud cries made while weeping
- Carousel (pg 212): a merry-go-round

2 Examples of Literary Terms
- Simile - "I knew my mother'd get nervous as hell" (Salinger 205).
- Simile - "It began to rain like a bastard" (Salinger 212).

1 Summary Sentence
- Holden decides to leave for the west to start a new life.

The Catcher in the Rye - Post 9

The Catcher in the Rye - Pg 176-195
5 Strong comments about characters and plot
- Holden is still hiding from his parents when they arrive home.
- Holden leaves home to head towards Mr. Antolini's house.
- Mr. Antolini lectures Holden about getting his life together and figuring out what he will do in life.
- Holden wakes up in the middle of the night to find Mr. Antolini patting his head.
- Holden runs away from Mr. Antolini's home because he thought that Mr. Antolini was being perverted towards him when he was patting his head.

4 Insightful Questions
- Why does Holden go to Mr. Antolini's house instead of any other teacher?
- Why was Mr. Antolini patting Holden on his head?
- Where is Holden going to go now that he left Mr. Antolini's house?
- Will Holden finally decide to go back home since he has nowhere else to go?

3 Vocabulary Words and Definitions
- Digression (pg 183): a message that departs from the main subject
- Harrowing (pg 186): causing pain or distress
- Reciprocal (pg 189): alternating interchange, correspondence. going back and forth

2 Examples of Literary Terms
- Metaphor - "But I do say that educated and scholarly men, if they're brilliant and creative to begin with-which unfortunately is rarely the case-tend to leave infinitely more valuable records behind them than men do who are merely brilliant and creative" (Salinger 189).
- Simile - "I was shaking like a madman" (Salinger 193).

1 Summary Sentence
- Holden leaves home and goes to stay over night at his teacher's house, Mr. Antolini.

The Catcher in the Rye - Post 8

The Catcher in the Rye - Pg 154-175
5 Strong comments about characters and plot
- Holden goes to his house and visits his little sister Phoebe.
- Holden wanders Central Park drunk alone looking for ducks.
- Phoebe tells Holden that he dislikes everything.
- Holden admits to Phoebe that he was kicked out of Pencey Prep.
- Holden plans on meeting his old teacher Mr. Antolini.

4 Insightful Questions
- Why isn't Holden able to tell Phoebe one thing that he likes?
- Why is Holden going to meet his old teacher Mr. Antolini?
- Why doesn't Phoebe like Holden swearing?
- What does the note in Phoebe's notebook mean?

3 Vocabulary Words and Definitions
-Foyer (pg 158): The entrance hall to a home or building
-Rye (pg 173): the seed of the cereal grass
-Infirmary (pg 174): hospital: a health facility where patients receive treatment

2 Examples of Literary Terms
- Simile - "She was ostracizing the hell out of me. Just like the fencing team at Pencey when left all the goddam foils on the subway" (Salinger 166).
- Simile - "I was still shivering like a bastard" (Salinger 154).

1 Summary Sentence
- Holden goes back home and visits his little sister Phoebe.

The Catcher in the Rye - Post 7

The Catcher in the Rye - Pg 132-153
5 Strong comments about characters and plot
- Holden is a heavy drunk.
- Carl Luce does not like talking about his personal life and sex even though he talks about other people's lives.
- Holden does not like watching "phony" movies.
- Holden gets in touch with Jane and finds out she is dating another man named Al Pike.
- Holden gets into an argument with Sally Hayes.

4 Insightful Questions
- Why is Holden insisting to go around the world with Sally all of a sudden?
- Why is Holden so interested with Carl Luce's sexual life?
- Why does Holden want to meet Valencia so badly?
- Why does Holden want to meet up with all of his old friends?

3 Vocabulary Words and Definitions
- Sacrilegious (pg 137): acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred
- Flit (pg 143): To unpredictably change state for short periods of time; A homosexual
- Boisterous (pg 150): noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline

2 Examples of Literary Terms
- Simile - "My teeth started chattering like hell" (Salinger 153).
- Metaphor - "I think he hated the army worse than the war" (Salinger 140).

1 Summary Sentence
- After getting into an argument with Sally Hayes, Holden meets with Carl Luce and starts to try to find out about his sexual life.

The Catcher in the Rye - Post 6

The Catcher in the Rye - Pg 109-130
5 Strong comments about characters and plot
- Holden looks for a record called "Little Shirley Beans" for his sister Pheobe.
- Holden goes to a matinee with Sally Hayes.
- Holden meets two nuns and impressed with their attitudes.
- Holden doesn't really like phonies.
- Holden goes ice skating with Sally Hayes.

4 Insightful Questions
- What is Holden's problem with phonies and idiots?
- What did Holden do with the record he bought for Phoebe?
- How come Holden did not want to enter the museum?
- Why was Holden so fond of the nuns?

3 Vocabulary Words and Definitions
- Swanky (pg 114): rather posh, elegant, ritzy
- Holster (pg 117): a belt with loops or slots for carrying small hand tools
- Blase (pg 126): very sophisticated especially because of surfeit

2 Examples of Literary Terms
- Simile - "It always ends up making you blue as hell" (Salinger 113).
- Hyperbole - "Finally when they were done slobbering around" (Salinger 127).

1 Summary Sentence
- Holden meets two nuns and has a pleasant with them and then Holden meets up with Sally Hayes for a matinee.

The Catcher in the Rye - Post 5

The Catcher in the Rye - Pg 87-108
5 Strong comments about characters and plot
- Holden was about to have sex with a prostitute.
- Holden was robbed for his money by Maurice and Sunny.
- Holden is going to go meet with his old friend Sally Hayes.
- Holden is not very fond of stupidity anywhere.
- Holden was unable to have sex with Sunny at the motel.

4 Insightful Questions
- Why did Holden defend himself against Maurice?
- Why wasn't Holden able to have sex with Sunny?
- What are the matinees?
- What is Holden's problem with Phony people?

3 Vocabulary Words and Definitions
- Bourgeois (pg 108): belonging to the middle class
- Matinee (pg 106): An afternoon performance, starting before 7 pm
- Clavichord (pg 96): An early keyboard instrument producing a soft sound by means of metal blades attached to the inner ends of the keys gently striking the strings

2 Examples of Literary Terms
- Simile - "She came over to me, with this funny look on her face, like as if she didn't believe me" (Salinger 96).
- Hyperbole - "Only this time, I thought I was dying. I really did. I thought I was drowning or something" (Salinger 103)

1 Summary Sentence
- Holden gets hustled by a man named Maurice and a prostitute named Sunny.

The Catcher in the Rye - Post 4

The Catcher in the Rye - Pg 67-86
5 Strong comments about characters and plot
- Holden has very high standards for woman and people in general.
- Holden and Jane Gallagher were very close friends in then childhood.
- Holden does not like stupidy.
- Holden is a lot smarter than what he shows in school.
- Holden cares alot about Jane Gallagher.

4 Insightful Questions
- Why is Holden so interested in the ducks at the Central Park pond?
- Why was Jane crying after her step-father asked her for cigarettes?
- How come Holden continued to sit with the stupid girls at the bar knowing that they were stupid?
- What does Holden mean when he says that his brother is out prostituting?

3 Vocabulary Words and Definitions
- Jitterbug (pg 72): A lively social dance popular during the 1930's. It is a toned down version of a Lindy Hop.
- Muckle (pg 77): Large, massive; much
- Humble (pg 84): marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful

2 Examples of Literary Terms
- Personification - "I got old Jane Gallagher on the brain again" (Salinger 76)
- Hyperbole - "old Marty told the other two that Gary Cooper had just gone out. Boy, old Laverne and Bernice nearly committed suicide when they heard that....That killed me.

1 Summary Sentece
- Holden meets these three women at a bar and can't stand them because of their stupidity.

The Catcher in the Rye - Post 3

The Catcher in the Rye - Pg 44-65
5 Strong comments about characters and plot
- Holden leaves Pencey Prep days before he is supposed to be kicked out.
- Holden meets the mother of his classmate Ernest Morrow and lies to her.
- Holden is planning on meeting a stripper hopefully to get lucky.
- Holden got into a fight with Stradlater over Jane Gallagher.
- After leaving Pencey, Holden goes to a motel instead of back to his parent's house.

4 Insightful Questions
- Why did Holden leave Pencey early?
- Why is Holden so concerned about Jane Gallagher?
- If Ackley says he is catholic, how come he is always saying "chrissakes"?
- Why is Holden so interested in having a cocktail with someone?

3 Vocabulary Words and Definitions
- Burlesque (pg 63): refers to theatrical entertainment of broad and parodic humor, which usually consists of comic skits (and sometimes a striptease)
- Corset (pg 61): type of tight-fitting, body-enhancing undergarment used for centuries by women to create an hour glass-shaped silhouette
-Incognito (pg 60): with one’s identity concealed

2 Examples of Literary Terms
- Personification - "My nerves were shot" (Salinger 51).
- Simile - "He slept like a rock" (Salinger 50).

1 Summary Sentence
- After getting into a fight with Stradlater, Holden leaves Pencey Prep.

The Catcher in the Rye - Post 2

The Catcher in the Rye - Pg 22-43
5 Strong comments about characters and plot
- Stradlater is Holden's roomate and he is a very narcissistic person and tries to take advantage of Holden.
- Holden had a little brother named Allie who died of luekemia.
- Ackley seems to hate everyone's guts at Percey Prep.
- Holden seems very fond of Jane Gallagher.
- Holden has a backbone when going against someone like Stradlater.

4 Insightful Questions
- Why is Holden so interested in Jane Gallagher?
- What did Stradlater do with Jane?
- What does "shooting the crap" mean?
- What is the "Ziegfeld Follies"?

3 Vocabulary Words and Definitions
- Chiffonier (pg 22): A tall and narrow chest of drawers normally used for storing undergarments and lingerie.
- Exhibitionist (pg 29): A person who achieves sexual gratification by engaging in sexual behavior in public
- Halitosis (pg 39): Foul, offensive, or unpleasant breath.

2 Examples of Literary Terms
- Simile - "He wanted you to think that the only reason he was lousy at writing compositions was because he stuck all the commas in the wrong place. He was a little bit like Ackley" (Salinger 28).
- Similie - "I hate the movies like poison" (Salinger 29).

1 Summary Sentence
- Holden talks to Stradlater and grows to hate him more because of his narcissism.

The Catcher in the Rye - Post 1

The Catcher in the Rye - Pg 1-21
5 Strong comments about characters and plot
- Holden is being kicked out of his third school, Pencey, for his under achievement.
- Holden went to go visit his history teach Mr. Spencer before he goes of to vacation.
- Mr. Spencer's attitude towards Holden is very sarcastic, witty, and acts as if he is delusional.
- Holden's roommate Ackley is a very rude and peculiar person.
- Holden has been kicked out of 2 other schools before Pencey.

4 Insightful Questions
- Why does Holden hate the word "grand" so much?
- Why did Holden leave Elkton Hills if he wasn't having difficulties with it?
- What qualms does Holden have about leaving Pencey?
- If Holden says he is a terrific liar, could he be lying about everything he just said?

3 Vocabulary Words and Definitions
- Locomotive (pg 16): a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
- Qualm (pg 14): uneasiness about the fitness of an action
- Grippe (pg 15): influenza, the flu

2 Examples of Literary Terms
- Metaphor - "Life is a game the one plays according to the rules" (Salinger 8)
- Simile - "He started chuckling like a madman" (Salinger 8).
1 Summary Sentence
- Holden goes to visit his history teacher Mr. Spencer who acts extremely sarcastic and weird to him.