why does Holden feel uncomfortable at the Antolini's house and why does he feel bad not going back?
What is He felt uncomfortable because Mr.Antolinis was petting his head. He feels bad not going back because he promised he would be back and doesn't like breaking a promise.
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what prompted Holden and Stradlaters fight
What is Holden gets defensive about the composition,about the baseball mitt, and Jane.
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Why is the hunting hat important now and at the end.
What is it makes him feel comfortable and safe. At the end he says he doesn't need it because he is finally happy.
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What does the color of the prostitute's dress relate to? Why does he act the way he does when he is with her?
What is Green,it was also the color of the ink on the baseball mitt. He wants to act mature but he isn't .
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what does Holden buy for Pheobe and why is saying goodbye so important?
What is He buys her a record and he wants to say goodbye because he never got to say goodbye to Allie.
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Why is Mr. Hass considered a phony? What is being a Phony mean?
What is Mr. has only shake the rich parents hands. Being phony means to act like someone you're not to make other people happy.
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When did holden put his hunting hat on and why?
What is Holden put his hunting hat on because it was an awkward situation and he didn't know what to do, after the fight.
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What was one thing Holden has showed to Jane that he's never showed anyone else?
What is baseball mitt
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Why does Holden hate good people that have cheaper suitcases than him?
What is He hates that he has better things when they are better people. He should be dead instead of Allie.
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how can Holden relate to boy singing catcher and the rye?
What is No one is watching the little boy and he knows the parents care but they aren't watching when he is in danger.
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why is the hunting hat important? How is this shown at the end?
What is It is important because it makes him feel comfortable and himself. He doesn't wear it at the end because his is happy.
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What did holden tell the woman on the train and why did He lie?
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Holden told her that he has a brain tumor, He also says that her son is kind and sensitive. He lied because he was embarrassed that he got kicked out of Pencey?
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Why does the cab driver get so defensive over the fish and what do they symbolize
The fish symbolized his life and that the fish have no where to go on the winter.
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What is why does Holden say his brother is a prostitute?
His brother is a writer and moved to California.
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what does Holden like about museums and why?
What is he likes that nothing changes and he doesn't like the change in his life when Allie died.
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what does Jane protect in checkers and why is to important? Why does Holden think of Jane in this chapter?
Jane protects the king because she protects valuable things/peoplein her life. Holden thinks of her because stradlater takes Jane on a date and he is worried for her.
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What were the women Holden meets at the hotel looking for? What college does he say he goes to?
What is famous people and Princeton
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Who is Ernie? Why doesn't Holden like him?
He is a piano player and Holden doesn't like him cause he thinks he is phony.
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what characters in Romeo and Juliet relate to Holden's life, and why?
What is Romeo- Holden because Romeo still lives when he doesn't deserve to and mercurio died.
Mercutio- Allie because he died for Romeo.
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why does Holden get so upset when people compare the actors to angels?
What is Allie is now an angle and the actors don't deserve that tittle.
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What does Holden right about in the composition notebook, what does this reveal about his family?
He writes about his brother , Allies, baseball mitt. He reveals that his brother died of leukemia.
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What did Holden like about the blonde girl?
What is she was nice and pretty and reminded him of Pheobe because she could dance.
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Why did Holden call his brother a prostitute?
What is he moved to California to write
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what is Holden's opinion on women and how does thins keep him from having a relationship?
What is Holden likes smart girls and when girls start dating they get stupid.
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why does Holden decide not to leave? How does this go with the title of the book?
What is He feels like he needs to be there for Pheobe and he wants to be able to catch her is she falls. So he can be a catcher in the rye.