Symbols
The color of Holden's hunting hat
What is Red?
The majority of the novel takes place here
Holden's brother that dies of Leukemia three years prior to the novel.
Allie Caulfield
What is jealous?
The last school Holden is kicked out of
What is Pencey Prep?
The animal in the pond in Central Park that Holden notices and symbolizes that change is never permanent
What are ducks?
Holden has failed every subject but this one
What is English?
Holden's roommate at Pency Prep. Handsome and popular but Holden refers to him as a "secret slob".
Ward Stradlater
How Holden feels about many people he encounters in the novel (Stradlater, actors, etc)
What is phony?
The name of the train station where Holden gets off at
What is Penn Station?
A place Holden used to visit as a child and now Phoebe goes there
What is the Museum of Natural History?
What James Castle does instead of taking back what he said about Phil
What is jumping out of the window?
The blonde girl that Holden dances with in the Lavender Room
Bernice
The emotion Holden experiences as he watches Phoebe on the carousel
What is happy?
The name of the hotel that Holden took a cab to when he arrived in NYC
What is the Edmont Hotel?
The place Holden takes Phoebe towards the end of the book
What is a carousel?
The place Holden is believed to be during the whole novel
What is a mental institution?
The girl Holden goes to Matinee with. Holden thinks she is good looking but rather annoying.
Sally Hayes
The overall feeling Holden experiences throughout the book
The name of the hotel where Holden is to meet Sally
What is the Biltmore Hotel?
An item that Holden carries that once belonged to Allie
What is a baseball mit?
The people in the Bible that Holden does not like
What are disciples?
Holden's history teacher at Pency Prep. Reads Holden's essay aloud about Egyptians and flunks him.
Mr. Spencer
The feelings Holden experiences towards the end of the book after he has discussed all his "madman" stuff
What is lonely and regretful?
The place where Holden and Sally go to see The Lunts
What is the Broadway Theater?