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.