Characters
16-year-old who narrates the story and this point of view
Holden and first person narrative
Belonged to Allie and had poems written on it
Baseball glove/mitt
The gift that Holden buys for Phoebe, but breaks it when he's drunk
Record/CD
When Holden learns that Stradlater is on a date with Jane, he acts _______________, but he really feels _________________.
indifferent and jealous
What is ironic about J. D. Salinger's son?
He is an actor and Salinger writes about a character that hates actors for their phoniness.
Holden took this date to the theatre
Sally
What does Holden worry about in the winter and what do they symbolize?
'ducks in the lagoon' and the change of growing up (the need to adapt to change).
Holden gives these people $10 because he feels they need it
Nuns
Holden calls many people (including Sally, Stradlater, actors, etc.) this throughout the book
Phony
What religion was J. D. Salinger's father?
Jewish
The boy who jumped out the window rather than take back what he said about someone
James Castle
Holden used to go here as a kid for school and now Phoebe goes there
Museum of Natural History. Symbolizes constancy.
Holden swears a lot throughout the novel to seem
Holden feels happy at the end as he watches Phoebe
Ride the carousel
Not sanitary; unhealthy; tending to harbor or spread disease
Unsanitary
The Columbia student who advises Holden to see a psychoanalyst
Carl Luce
Where Holden takes Phoebe at the end of the book before he gets sick
The Carousel
Holden argues with her because he refuses to let her go away with him
Phoebe
Holden gives the impression that he feels a lingering sense of loss over this person's death
Allie
Tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing
Provocative
Women whom Holden tries to make a date with when he gets to New York
Faith Cavendish
Holden wants to be this after hearing a little boy singing a song.
"The Catcher in the Rye?" Symbolizes the preservation of innocence.
The place where Holden goes in New York after leaving Pencey
Edmont hotel?
Holden's tone at the end of the story, as he reflects on having told so many people about "this madman stuff" is
Regretful and lonely
The quality or condition of being humble; modest opinion or estimate of one's own importance, rank, etc.
Humility