characters
who is holden?
Aly covered the glove with poems written so that holden to read when things got boring in the baseball field
Whats a baseball mit?
Holden breaks the gift that he bought for Phone when he's drunk
What is a record
one of the themes of the novel
How was death implied by the presence of Holdens younger brother spirit
one of the conflicts holden faces
his sexuality
a girl who he has known and dated for a long time
who is sally?
They represent change and growing up he wants thing to stay the same because they prove that one must adapt to the environment in order to survive
what are the ducks
Holden gives ten dollars to these people because he feels they need it
Who are the homeless
Protection of innocence
how does he protect himself from growing up
the reason why holden has social and mental issues
How did Aly die
a boy who jumped out of a window to his death while being tormented
who is James Castle?
A symbol of Holdens attachment to childhood
what is the red hunting hat
Holden does this throughout the novel to seem older
What is cursing
holden struggles with growing up. Holdens enemy is the adult world and the cruelty it entails
Holden being afraid to be around adults
how is he afraid of growing up
A boy that Holden meets in a bar and he becomes a Columbia student and advices a psychoanalyst
Who is Carl Luce
It represents the world holden wish he lived in a world that never changes and everything is simple
What is the museum of nature history
Holden argues with Phobe because
he refuses to let her go away with him
religion entices him because he thinks it may offer a spiritual anchor in another wise confusing and deppresing world
What is religion
Holdens disorder
A girl recommend to Holden by a boy he met at a party and try to make a date with her
Who is Faith Cavendish?
Holden takes Phobe at that end of the book before he gets sick
What is the carousel?
Holden goes to this place in Ny after leaving pency
What is edmont hotel
Hoden categorizes people into groups... those who care about there looks
what is appearances
Within Holden psyche, part of him wants to connect with other people in an adult level or he wants to retreat into his own memories and childhood.
What is the major conflict in the Catcher in the Rye?