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Holden's older brother and a Hollywood screenwriter
Who is D.B. Caulfield?
100
"He kept holding onto my wrists and I kept calling him a sonuvabitch and all, for around ten hours."
What is a hyperbole?
100
She wants to run away with Holden to a cabin somewhere out West
Who is Phoebe Caulfield?
100
It represents Holden's unique personality and the innocence of children. Holden gives it to Phoebe.
What is Holden's red hunting hat?
100
Holden suffers from sadness, anxiety, anger, mood swings, helplessness, and many more symptoms of this illness.
What is depression?
200
Holden's roommate at Pencey Prep
Who is Stradlater?
200
"I took my old hunting hat out of my pocket while I walked, and put it on. I knew I wouldn't meet anybody that knew me, and it was pretty damp out."
What is a symbol?
200
Holden was talking to this character when he was walking up Fifth Avenue on his way to Phoebe's school
Who is Allie Caulfield?
200
This symbol represents Holden's struggle with change and growing up.
What is the ducks in the winter? OR What is the Museum of Natural History?
200
This theme is one of Holden's favorite words; he uses it to describe most adults he comes in contact with
What is phoniness?
300
He promised to help this good-looking girl trim her Christmas tree
Who is Sally Hayes?
300
"Where I want to start telling is the day I left Pencey Prep. Pencey Prep is this school that's in Agerstown, Pennsylvania. You probably heard of it. You've probably seen the ads, anyway. They advertise in about a thousand magazines, always showing some hot-shot guy on a horse jumping over a fence."
What is stream of consciousness? OR What is a hyperbole?
300
Holden's history teacher at Pencey Prep
Who is Mr. Spencer?
300
This symbol satisfies Holden's desire to stop time and remain in childhood.
What is the Museum of Natural History?
300
Holden talks about this a lot, but his immaturity and his fascination with Jane prove that he is too young for it.
What is relationships, intimacy, and sexuality?
400
Holden's former English teacher who inappropriately touches him when he spends the night at his apartment
Who is Mr. Antolini?
400
"I used to kid her once in a while because she wouldn't take her kings out of the back row."
What is a metaphor?
400
Holden constantly mentions that he should call this girl; he had a relationship with her last summer.
Who is Jane Gallagher?
400
This symbol represents Holden's connection to his deceased brother Allie.
What is Allie's baseball glove?
400
Holden's desire to remove all of the graffiti that contained curse words from the school walls and the museum illustrates this theme.
What is Holden's desire to protect the childhood innocence?
500
The boy who committed suicide at Elkton Hills
Who is James Castle?
500
"Allie, don't let me disappear. Allie, don't let me disappear. Allie, don't let me disappear. Please, Allie."
What is an apostrophe?
500
This man punched Holden in the stomach because he refused to pay him an extra $5 for the prostitute.
Who is Maurice?
500
This symbol is related to a poem by Robert Burns and has to do with Holden's desire to protect children.
What is the Catcher in the Rye?
500
As Holden is narrating the story, he is undergoing psychiatric treatment. Also, he has strong opinions about people, which tend to distort his retelling of past events. He even admits that he can't help lying to people sometimes. He is prone to making hyperbolic, or exaggerated statements. What theme/literary device is illustrated here?
What is Holden is an unreliable narrator?
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