Literary Terms
That guy morrow is as sensitive as a toilet seat
Simile
What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff… That’s all I’d do all day. I’d just be the catcher in the rye
Holden
Holden writes Stradlater’s composition on what?
Allie's baseball glove
What is the main cause for Holden’s depression?
The loss of his brother
He was a glass house. He could break at any moment
Metaphor
You don’t like anything that’s happening … You don’t like any schools. You don’t like a million things. You don’t
Phoebe
What does Central Park symbolize?
Permanence, connects to the loss of his brother, childhood innocence
Where is Holden telling the story from?
Mental institution/hospital
The novel is narrated from what point of view?
First Person
This fall I think you are 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
Mr.Antolini
What symbol represents Holden’s love for his brother?
Allie's baseball glove
What does Holden not like in the bible?
Disciples
It took me a million years to get to New York City
Hyperbole
What I was really hanging around for, I was trying to feel some kind of good-by. I mean I’ve left schools and places I didn’t even know I was leaving them
Holden
What does the carousel symbolize?
Innocence, childhood, happiness, circle of life
Why does Holden have to come home early from the fencing match?
He left the foils on the subway
Romeo and Juliet is an example of a ________ in The Catcher in the Rye
Life is a game. One to be played by the rules
Mr.Spencer
Why does Holden really like the exhibits at the museum?
Permanence - they stay the same
What happened to Holden’s hands after the loss of his brother?
He punched out all of the windows in the garage