Themes, themes, themes.
When writing a thematic statement, you must first start with a(n) ____________ term.
Abstract
The definition of tone.
The way that a narrator, character, or speaker talks.
A successful Hollywood writer.
D.B. Caulfield
The main character of the novel that goes through each of the five stages of grief.
Holden Caulfield
The type(s) of internal conflict
Character vs. Self
The thing that should always be used when writing a thematic statement.
Thematic statement formula.
The definition of mood.
The way a text makes a reader feel.
This character cares deeply about Holden and will play "Benedict Arnold" in their school play.
Phoebe Caulfield.
This character over-powers and robs Holden.
Maurice
The following describes what type of internal conflict?
"Anyway, I kept walking and walking up Fifth Avenue, without any tie on or anything. Then all of a sudden, something very spooky started happening. Every time I came to the end of a block and stepped off the goddam curb, I had this feeling that I'd never get to the other side of the street. I thought I'd just go down, down, down, and nobody'd ever see me again."
Character vs. Self
In J.D. Salinger's coming of age novel The Catcher in the Rye, the ______________ of the real world is revealed.
*Hint, it is Holden's favorite word*
Phoniness
"Anyway, I'm sort of glad they've got the atomic bomb invented. If there's ever another war, I'm going to sit right the hell on top of it. I'll volunteer for it, I swear to God I will."
Holden's tone can be described as...
Depressing, sad, despairing, or hopeless.
A character that betrays Holden's trust and embarrasses him after they try to help Holden see reality.
Mr. Spencer
One of the few people that Holden trusts to help him once he has run out of options.
Mr. Antolini
The type(s) of external conflict.
Character vs. Character, Character vs. Technology, Character vs. Nature, Character vs. Society.
Holden's dream of being the catcher in the rye and protecting children in a field best describes this theme.
The theme of innocence.
"It's funny. Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody."
The mood is meant to make the reader feel:
a) Reflective
b) Content
c) Sad
Reflective
This character is someone that Holden does not normally enjoy because of his poor hygiene.
Robert Ackley
A character that Holden avoids reaching out to who loves to put their kings in the back row.
Jane Gallagher
Which type of external conflict is being described?
"Anyway, the next thing I knew, I was on the goddam floor and he was sitting on my chest, with his face all red. That is, he had his goddam knees on my chest, and he weighed about a ton. He had hold of my wrists, too, so I couldn't take another sock at him. I'd've killed him."
Character vs. Character
The three things that one should not include in a thematic statement.
"You" statements, cliches, and absolutes.
"I know he's dead! Don't you think I know that? I can still like him, though, can't I? Just because somebody's dead, you don't just stop liking them, for God's sake-- especially if they were about a thousand times nicer than the people you know that're alive and all."
Holden's tone can be described as:
a) Accepting
b) Infuriated
c) Dismissive
d) Reflective
Accepting
This character loves the theater, "The Lunts", and literature.
Sally Hayes
The conceited and self-centered foil of the novel.
Ward Stradlater
Describe which type of conflict is displayed:
"It was this red hunting hat, with one of those very, very long peaks. I saw it in the window of this sports store when we got out of the subway, just after I noticed I'd lost all the goddam foils. It only cost me a buck. The way I wore it, I swung the old peak way around to the back--very corny, I'll admit, but I liked it that way. I looked good in it that way."
Character vs. Society