Characters
died of leukemia at a young age
Allie
where D.B. works
Hollywood
Holden wears this backwards
red hunting hat
"Daddy'll kill you."
Phoebe
Holden's last name
Caulfield
the girl who places all her kings in the back row when playing chess
Jane Gallagher
what Holden wants to be
a catcher in the rye
"How 'bout writing a composition for me, for English?"
Stradlater
Holden buys this for Phoebe, but it breaks into pieces
Little Shirley Beans record
writes her middle name as Weatherfield, though it is actually Josephine
Phoebe
where Holden feels genuinely happy for the first time in the novel
carousel, watching Phoebe
Holden worries about where they go in the winter
the ducks in Central Park
"No boy ever said that to me in my entire life."
Sally Hayes
the reason you should never tell anybody anything
you start missing them
the boy who jumped out the window when Holden was at Elkton Hills
James Castle
where Holden is telling his story from
mental institution
the object that belonged to Allie that Holden writes a composition about
baseball mitt with poems written on it
“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."
Mr. Antolini
why Holden didn't like his Oral Expression class
you had to yell "digression!" if someone digressed during their speech, but Holden likes digressions
Holden and his siblings in order from YOUNGEST to OLDEST
Phoebe, Allie, Holden, D.B.
how old Holden is at the time of the story and currently
16, currently 17
the place which represents Holden's desire for things to stay the same
The Museum of Natural History
"I refuse to answer any typical Caulfield questions tonight."
Carl Luce
metaphor Mr. Antolini uses to explain why education is important- explain in detail
mind=>body, ideas and disciplines Holden will learn=> clothing
education will help Holden figure out the "size of his mind," meaning what kinds of ideas, pursuits, and disciplines suit him best so that he can focus on what is meaningful to and compatible with him