Characters
This person is Holden’s younger sister, whom he adores and often thinks about.
Who is Phoebe?
The hotel where Holden stays and meets Maurice.
What is the Edmont Hotel?
Who does Holden think about a lot but never calls, even though he misses her?
Who is Jane Gallagher?
What word does Holden often use to describe people he thinks are fake?
What is “phony”?
What red item does Holden wear that makes him feel unique and safe?
What is his red hunting hat?
She is the prostitute Maurice sends to Holden’s hotel room.
Who is Sunny?
The name of the nightclub in the hotel where Holden dances with three women.
What is the Lavender Room?
What does Holden lie about to people he meets?
What is his name, his age, or his life?
Holden feels uncomfortable around adults because he wants to protect this.
What is innocence?
What game does Jane play that Holden remembers?
What is checkers?
This person is an old girlfriend Holden impulsively asks to run away with him.
Who is Sally Hayes?
The city Holden wanders through during these chapters.
What is New York City?
What kind of people does Holden meet in the Lavender Room?
Who are three women from Seattle looking for movie stars?
Holden spends a lot of time alone in New York. What theme does this show?
What is loneliness or isolation?
What does Holden want to be, to stop kids from falling off a cliff?
What is the catcher in the rye?
Holden constantly remembers this girl from his past who played checkers with him.
Who is Jane Gallagher?
The place where Holden and Sally go ice skating
What is Radio City or the skating rink at Radio City?
What does Holden imagine doing after Maurice hits him?
What is pretending to be shot and getting revenge?
Why doesn’t Holden go through with being with Sunny, the prostitute?
Because he’s scared and not ready to be an adult.
What does the cliff in Holden’s fantasy represent?
What is growing up or losing innocence?
He is the elevator operator who offers Holden a prostitute.
Who is Maurice?
This is where Holden imagines escaping to with Sally
What is a cabin in the woods or New England?
What happens during Holden’s date with Sally that ends it badly?
What is he asks her to run away and then yells at her?
When Holden talks about running away with Sally, what is he trying to do?
What is escape from his problems?
Why is Holden always remembering things from the past?
Because he misses being a kid and feels safer in childhood.