Characters
Symbols
Actions
Feelings
Who said it?
100
16-year-old who narrates the story and this point of view
Who is Holden and first person narrator.
100
One of Holden's belongings that he purchased after losing the fencing gear.
What is Holden's red hunting cap?
100
The gift that Holden buys for Phoebe, but breaks it when he's drunk
What is a record?
100
Holden has a recurring fantasy of this, even though he hates the movies.
What is a movie tough guy who has been shot in the stomach? (...or something close to this...)
100
"I brush my teeth. Don't gimme that."
Ackley
200
Prostituted his literary talent, according to Holden
Who is D.B.?
200
What does Holden worry in the winter and what do they symbolize?
What is the ducks in the lagoon and the change of growing up (the need to adapt to change) - or some iteration of this :)
200
Holden gives these people $10 because he feels they need it
What is the nuns?
200
Holden calls many people (including Sally, Stradlater, actors, etc.) this throughout the book
What is phony?
200
Daddy'll kill you.
Who is Phoebe?
300
The boy who jumped out the window rather than take back what he said about someone
Who is James Castle?
300
Holden used to go here as a kid for school and now Phoebe goes there
What is the Museum of Natural History? Symbolizes constancy.
300
Holden would rather do this than punch a guy in the mouth.
What is push a guy out of a window?
300
Holden feels happy at the end as he watches Phoebe do what?
What is ride the carousel?
300
Oh, Romeo and Juliet! Lovely! Didn't you just love it?
Who is the nun?
400
The Columbia student who advises Holden to see a psychoanalyst
Who is Carl Luce?
400
Where Holden takes Phoebe at the end of the book before he gets sick
What is the carousel?
400
Holden argues with her because he refuses to let her go away with him
Who is Phoebe?
400
Holden gives the impression that he feels a lingering sense of loss over this person's death
Who is Allie?
400
The fish...get frozen right in one position for the whole winter.
Who is Horowitz, the cab driver?
500
He told Holden that "life is a game"
Who is Mr. Spencer?
500
Holden wants to be this after hearing a little boy singing a song.
What is "The Catcher in the Rye?" Symbolizes the preservation of innocence.
500
The place where Holden goes in New York after leaving Pencey
What is the Edmont hotel?
500
Holden's tone at the end of the story, as he reflects on having told so many people about "this madman stuff" is
What is regretful and lonely?
500
I have a feeling that you're riding for some kind of a terrible, terrible fall. But I don't honestly know what kind...are you listening to me?
Who is Mr. Antolini?
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