Holden left Pencey Prep because he was kicked out. He wanted a good-bye, some closure.
Why is Holden leaving Pencey Prep? How does he feel about leaving?
100
Selection of words or phrases made by an author or word choice
What is diction?
100
The transition between childhood and adulthood.
What does Pencey Prep symbolize?
100
HOLDEN
Quote: "All morons hate it when you call them a moron"
200
PACIFIST
Who believes in peaceful resolutions and refuses to take part in a war?
200
Holden calls Ackley all those names because he refused to let Holden sleep in his roommates bed.
Why does Holden call Ackley a "prince...gentlemen...and a scholar"?
200
Coming of Age tale
What does Bildungsroman mean?
200
Uniqueness
Protection/comfort
What does Holden's red hat symbolize?
200
SALLY
Quote: "Promise me you'll let your hair grow. Crew cuts are getting corny. And your hair's so lovely."
300
QUALMS
Doubt, a feeling of unease, and suspicion all describe?
300
Maurice is a pimp and an elevator operator.
Who is Maurice?
300
Much of the information about Holden and the other characters is relayed indirectly through Holden’s observations and thoughts. Read between the lines.
How does a reader find the subtext?
300
FU
Notebook
Name a symbol (in The Catcher in the Rye) that we have not mentioned in class?
300
MR. ANTOLINI
Quote: "This fall I think you're riding for - it's a special kind of fall, a horrible kind. The man falling isn't permitted to feel or hear himself hit bottom. He just keeps falling and falling. The whole arrangement's designed for men who, at some time or other in their lives, were looking for something their own environment couldn't supply them with. Or they thought their own environment couldn't supply them with. So they gave up looking. They gave it up before they ever really even got started."
400
EXHIBITIONIST
Who loves or seeks attention?
400
Holden missed Allies funeral because he was in the hospital; he damaged his hand.
Why did Holden miss Allie's funeral?
400
Usually, the author will exaggerate their qualities.
Why does Salinger present two characters who are polar-opposites?
400
Ducks, carousel, and the gold ring.
What symbol (in The Catcher in the Rye) represents resurrection?
400
PHOEBE
Quote: "You keep it. Keep it for me," she said. Then she said right afterward—"Please."
500
PUTRID
What is physically or morally disgusting and might smell really foul?
500
The Return of the Native by Isak Dineson ,
Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham,
Out of Africa (doesn't say author)
Holden says, "I'm quite illiterate, but I read a lot". Give an example of what he reads, both title and author.
500
Stage 1: Progression towards maturity
Stage 2: Journey form of loss/discontent/
disappointment
Stage 3: Evolution, lots of conflict involved
Stage 4: Recognizes and accepts this change
What are two conditions of Bildungsroman, not all four, just two?
500
It never changes. It continues to move in circles and always stays in the same pace; it stays the same while the children who ride it continue to grow older.
What is the significance of the carousel in Chapter 25?
500
SUNNY
Quote: Ya got a watch on ya?" she said. She didn't care what the hell my name was, naturally.