FEMALES
FAMILY
SCHOOL AND CHARACTERS
SYMBOLISM
MISC
100
Self-centered phony, but attractive to Holden.
Who is Sally Hayes?
100
This person always listens when you tell them something--always knows what you're talking about.
Who is Phoebe?
100
Always snowed his date; handsome but insincere.
Who is Stradlater?
100
Represents eternal, unchanging permanance.
What is the museum?
100
Holden left them on the subway.
What is the fencing foils?
200
Weatherfield
What is Phoebe's made up middle name?
200
A writing talent who sold out.
Who is D.B.?
200
A former English teacher of Holden's.
Who is Mr. Antolini?
200
Holden identifies with them because he has no place to go either; vulnerability of the innocent.
What are the ducks?
200
Where Holden finds profanity.
What is the school and/or the museum?
300
Was the only person, outside the family, who Holden showed Aliie's baseball mitt.
Who is Jane?
300
Two years younger than Holden, but about fifty times as intelligent.
Who is Allie?
300
Wore a ratty old bathrobe and smelled.
Who is Spencer?
300
Teacher who is a symbol of non-communication.
Who is Spencer?
300
Name of the record that Holden bought for Phoebe.
What is "Little Shirley Beans"
400
The one person who Holden wants to call, but never does.
Who is Jane Gallagher?
400
She's nervous as hell. Half the time, she's up all night smoking cigarettes.
Who is mom?
400
Speech class kids yelled this when someone got off topic.
What is DIGRESSION?
400
Represents youthful innocence; forever unchangeable.
Who is Allie?
400
One of Holden's favorite expressions.
What is "that killed me."
500
She had a tiny, little, wheeny-whiny voice. She never said thank you, either, when you offered her something.
Who is Sunny?
500
This person gives Holden their Christmas money.
Who is Phoebe?
500
This person was a skinny, weak-looking with wrists about as big as pencils.
Who is James Castle?
500
A symbol for the search for meaning.
What is the red hunting hat?
500
Holden realizes this about innocent children by the end of the novel.
What is kids must grow up/fall; preserving innocence is not only unrealistic but undesireable.