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.