Characters
The main character and narrator
Who is Holden Caulfield?
The school is the main character expelled from in the beginning of the novel
What is Pencey Prep?
Item of clothing the main character wear to feel safer
What is a red hunting hat?
Much like our main character, this person also had a public meltdown and wore a questionable hat. However, they did not write a novel about teen angst
Who is Kanye West?
The author of this novel
Who is J.D. Salinger?
The name of the main character's younger sister who he cares about deeply
Who is Phoebe Caulfield?
The city the main character escapes to after leaving school
What is New York City?
The main character constantly asks questions about certain animals in an important setting
What are ducks?
Theme represented by the main character's desire to "catch" children before they fall
What is the fear of growing up or preserving innocence?
Decade it was first published
When is 1951?
The roommate at his school who dates Jane Gallagher
Who is Stradlater?
Item the main character buy for his sister that ends up breaking
What is a record?
Museum the main character admires because "everything stays the same"
What is the Museum of Natural History?
Mental health struggles the main character has throughout the novel
What are depression and anxiety?
War the author served in
What is World War II?
Former English teacher who later makes the main character uncomfortable
Who is Mr. Antolini?
Place the main character takes his sister at the end of the novel
What is a carousel in Central Park?
The title refers to the main character's fantasy of protecting children from a certain event
What is falling off a cliff or losing innocence?
The main character's tendency to isolate himself shows a struggle
What is loneliness or alienation?
The (stupid) reasons the novel was banned
What are rebellious themes, language, and sexual content?
Which character (never appearing directly) represents the main character's ideal of innocence and purity
Who is Allie Caulfield?
Final event that brings peace and emotional release to the main character
What is watching Phoebe ride the carousel in the rain?
Holden associates the profanity written on the walls of his sister's school with what
What is the loss of childhood innocence?
The main character's rejection of adulthood masks another idea
What is the fear of being corrupted by society?
Reclusive lifestyle choices the author made later in life
What is hiding from publicity and refusing interviews?