All About Holden
Where is Holden going after he leaves Pencey?
- To a cheap motel
A dorm is named after this person, who is in the undertaking business
Mr. Ossenburger
A type of floor covering
Linoleum
What actors/actresses are similar to the characters in Catcher?
ANSWERS WILL VARY:
- Chris Danburry = Jane Gallagher
- Knox Overstreet = Stradlater (Also Holden)
- Pitts = Ackley (Also Holden)
- Anderson = Holden
- Anderson's brother = Allie
- Neil Perry = Holden/Allie
What does it mean to "break the fourth wall"?
- When a character directly addresses the audience
Why did Holden want to sleep in Ely's bed?
- He felt lonely
- He had just gotten into a fight with Stradlater and didn't feel comfortable sleeping in the room
This person is really a janitor
Rudolph Schmidt
Canasta
Card game
(also a basket)
Compare/Contrast Pencey Prep to Welton Academy.
ANSWERS WILL VARY:
COMPARE:
- All boys boarding school/private (suggests students have $$)
- 1950s
- "Suffering" (i.e. Neil Perry and Holden both suffer in different ways)
CONTRAST:
- Teacher = one of the main protagonists in DPS (there isn't one main character)
- Composite characters in DPS
- Characters seem to bond whereas at Pencey they seem to embrace their individualities
What is something that depressed Holden?
- Packing the new ice skates his mom bought him
- When people act phony
- Allie
Why can't Holden make a fist to throw the snowball?
- He hurt it when he punched out the windows after Allie died
This person is a Pencey Prep student who is as sensitive as a toilet seat
Ernest Morrow
Monotonous
Boring and repetitive
What is Robin Williams' speech about (i.e. "what will your verse be"?)
- Being yourself (conformity vs. nonconformity)
- Being a free thinker
Gladstones
A type of luggage
Why does Holden wear the red hunting hat? What does it symbolize?
- Brings him comfort
- Gives him confidence
- Makes him feel protected
Mrs. Morrow
-Holden meets her on the train
-Mother of Ernest Morrow
- Holden is slightly attracted to her
Unscrupulous
Having no morals
What are the four principles of Welton Academy?
Tradition, Honor, Discipline, Excellence
This character is serious about Catholicism
Ackley
Holden sells this before leaving Pencey:
Typewriter
This character is a Pencey Prep student who briefly hangs out with Holden (NOT Ackley)
Mal Brossard
Galoshes
Waterproof boot made of rubber
What are the OTHER four principles of Welton Academy, as per the students (these principles are DIFFERENT than the original principles...)
Excrement, Horror, Decadence, Travesty
Basketball coach at Pencey who has a car that students "borrow"
Ed Banky