Council Rock North High School Name. Wysocki The Catcher in the Rye – Study Guide. Where is Holden as he is telling this story? Why do you suppose Holden uses throwaway phrases such as “this madman stuff.' Catcher in the Rye Study Guide Questions Chapter 1 1. What does Holden mean when he says that his brother D.B. Is out in Hollywood 'being a prostitute'? Where is Holden as the story begins? Where and what is Pencey Prep? How did Holden let the fencing team down? Why was Holden being kicked out of Pencey Prep?
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What does Holden mean when he says that his brother D.B. is out in Hollywood “being a prostitute”?
He is giving people what they want. He is being metaphorical. D.B. writes movie scripts there
Where is Holden as the story begins
Where and what is Pencey Prep
It is in Pennsylvania and is a boys boarding school.
How did Holden let the fencing team down?
They were going to New York and he forgot the team equipment on the subway.
Why is Holden being kicked out of Pencey Prep?
He is kicked out for failing 4/5 of classes. The only class he passed was English
What kind of health does Holden appear to be in?
He claims to be a smoker, he is out of shape, and breathes heavily. The smoking as a teen signifies how he is trying to be cool, being a typical teenage. He “almost got TB.”
Who is Mr. Spencer and why does Holden visit him?
Mr. Spencer is his teacher. He wrote Holden a letter to come and visit him before he leavers. He took time to have interest in him and skipped the game for him. He cares enough to call out Holden and tells hims to get his life together. He, Holder, is looking for someone to understand him and does not get that understanding from Mr. Spencer.
What does Spencer do that particularly annoyed Holden?
What does Holden give us as the reason for “leaving” Elkton Hills?
He puts the blame on the school master who treated the wealthy people right and the poor wrong. He would not even talk to the poor supposedly
What does Holden mean, “I’m quite illiterate, but I read a lot”? Give examples of what he reads
He read, “Out of Africa.” He does not have confidence in himself and is maybe trying on language and personality. Maybe he says this because people have told him this in his lifetime over and over again
Who is Ackley? Describe him
Acne-; “Ack!” He has acne and is in the room next door to Holden. he has bad dental hygiene and really bad manners. He is a catholic
What does Ackley do that annoys Holden?
He walks around Holden’s room, picks up all this stuff, and put it back in the wrong place
One item was Holden’s picture of a girl he “used to go around with” named Sally Hayes
Holden gives up and starts to “horse around”- Pulling hunting cap over his eyes and pretending to be blind
Remind us how he said he sometimes acts like he’s 12
Ackley asks about the hat and informs him that it is a deer-hunting hat
Holden syas no and that it is a people-shooting hat
Ackely proceeds to cut his toenails and leave the clippings all over the floor.
Who is Stradlater? Why does Holden refer to him as a “secret slob”? What does he look like?
Holden shared the room with him at the school, and Holden often helps him borrowing a jacket or writing a descriptive essay when Stradlater is out on a date. He calls Stradlater a slob because of his good-looking appearance but mentions that his roommate had no primitive skills of self-care.
What point does Holden try to make about people when he talk s about Stradlater and the “Commas” and Ackley’s description of the basketball player?
He tells Holden to add commas in the wrong places of his paper because Stradlater does not think he is as good of a writer as Holden. Holden thinks that this is dumb because what makes a paper good is its content, not the placement of commas. Ackley says that what makes a basketball player is his build. This annoys Holden because what makes a player good is talent and skill.
Why does it make Holden nervous that Stradlater is going out with Jane Gallagher?
Because it is suggested that Jane was his first love and he probably still loves her, so he is nervous that Stradlater will try and make a move on her, and possibly even more so that she will let him
Who is Allie, and why is his baseball mitt so special to Holden?
Allie would write poems on his mitt when he was bored out in the outfield. He died young of Leukemia. Notice: At age 13, his brother died. This is around the time when he started getting kicked out of school. His parents wanted him to be psychoanalyzed.
Why did Holden’s parents want to have him psychoanalyzed?
He punched a window and was acting pretty crazy after Allie died, got kicke dout of loads of schools, so his parents wanted to get him psychoanalyzed because it was the hip thing to do at the time. They just wanted to seem like they were trying to ‘fix’ him
What do Holden and Stradlater fight over?
Holden wants to know the details of the sate and Stradlater says that he “does not kiss and tell.”
Holden says that he is a “pacifist.” What is that, and is he?
Holden is not a pacifist. Although, he likes the idea of being one.
What does Holden suddenly decide to visit Ackley’s room?
He wants to be in a different place from Stradlater
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Where does Holden then decide to go?
He decides to leave for New York. It was impulsive, and he was very embarrassed and had no one, really
What is his final goodbye to Pencey Prep
Why do you think Holden cries as he leaves?
The Holden’s cry had a deep meaning, and it could be explained by his moral exhaustion. He could not bear more the surrounding he saw and the community he was forced to live in. His disappointment was so big, his soul was crying, and it was impossible to stop the tears. The fact that Holden cries could also be a proof that he didn’t actually hate the school as he said.
What does Holden mean when he says, “Mothers are all slightly insane”?
What are some of the lies Holden tells Mrs. Morrow? Do you think he’s as sorry for them as he states?
That his son is adaptable, modest, kind, etc. He probably does not feel that bad because it had good intention to make her be proud of her son. He also told her that he was getting intense surgery in his brain!
Holden calls other people phony. In what way is he one?
Maybe he really is not a phony. He is self searching and is trying to be the person he wants to be even though he is not there yet.
Who is Phoebe, and what is Holden’s opinion of her?
His sister whom he loves. She is very funny and cool. She has a really nice and spontaneous personality. She is very self assured compared to Holden. She is 10 years old
What evidence is there that shows us that Holden probably doesn’t look as old as he says he looks?
He thinks that he is mature and older looking, but he is not. He got carded, mocked by the girls at the bar, and tries proving he has grey hair. He is searching for confidence
What was the past relationship like between Holden and Jane?
They were really close, almost like crushes. Maybe, Jane was his first love. It is a pretty innocence romance
Why does Holden leave Ernie’s?
Holden leaves Ernie’s because he saw D.B’s ex girlfriend, Lillian Simmons. He thought that she was a phony because he assumed she was just talking to him so Holden would tell D.B. that he saw her. He thinks that Lillian is pretentious by standing in the middle of the walkway
Previously, Holden stated he was a “pacifist.” Does his description of how he should deal with the “glove thief: support this, or is he just “yellow”?
He said he would confront the guy and nicely ask for the glove back. He does not want confrontation, however. Just because he is scared does not make him a coward. He is failing to see himself for who he is
Does Holden have any guilty feelings about Allie? Do you feel this is abnormal in any way, or normal?
He has guilty feelings. One time, Holden excluded him. This is normal because it is a very human feeling to have. It shows human nature It is especially worse because death makes it harder to reconcile
What makes Holden cry?
He cries when the stripper comes in with the pimp. However, he does a good job of standing his ground
What evidence shows us that Holden might have made a good actor?
He acts older than he is or tells people that he is someone else. He tries on personalities
What is the point that Holden tries to make about people when he elaborates about the suitcases of the nuns and of his former roommate?
His suitcase is way nicer than his roommates so he puts his suitcase under the bed. But it backfires when the roommate takes it out, acting like it was his own. This shows sympathy from Holden. He also feels bad for nuns because he has way more than they do
How does Holden treat the nuns?
He gives them a donation and then tries to pay for their meal, treating them extremely nicely. They are some of the few non corrupt adults that he encounters
Why does Holden think it spoils a conversation if someone asks what religion he is?
He thinks that he will be judged or perhaps be excluded. Holden also thinks that it might even be a class indicator of sorts, and that people are trying to figure out who he is in ways he doesn’t think are of value.
Who does Holden make a date with? Why does he call her up if he thinks she’s a phony?
He calls Sally. He knew that she had an interest in theater and he wanted some companionship. He wanted to go to the matinee with her. When he is turned on by someone he pushes the idea aside that they could ever be a phony
How does Holden treat little kids? Give an example
He seems caring and is surprised by the respect form the children these days, He helped her with her skates and offered her hot chocolate because he noticed that her hands were cold, but she did not take it. He was looking for help to find his sister, but in the end, he was the one who ended up helping her
Does Holden know his way around the city? What does this tell us about him?
He knows the city well and wanders and explores. It shows that he grew up there
How do Holden’s feelings for women compare to his feelings for men?
He loves women and puts them on a pedestal. However, he complains a lot about women, but then again that is natural. He does not seem to have any good guy friendships
How does Holden feel about actors? How does he feel about the Lunts?
He thinks that actors are phonies. Good actors who are too aware of their amazing skill will lose the factor that makes them so great. When someone knows how great they are, it ruins what made them great. Humility is needed.
What is Holden’s point about the difference between men owning a car and men owning a horse?
The car shows materialism and a horse shows that there is some sort of relationship present. This can show that Holden wants to stop the advancement process and does not like progress
How does Holden describe a boy’s school when talking to Sally?
It is not about learning to learn, it is about working towards prosperity, wealth, and rewards
Why does Holden want to take off with Sally now instead of after college? What’s the difference in his eyes?
He knows that if he hated her earlier, and lovers her now, both in the same day, then he knows that his emotions are fleeting. He wants to take advantage of loving her right now. When he yells in public at her, this is the first time we see him fall apart. He thinks that society is superficial yet does not go against it. Phony? Mental illness? He is not well at this point in his life.
What is Holden’s opinion of the Christmas show at Radio City?
He knows it’s supposed to be religious, but he “can’t see anything religious or pretty.” He says how Jesus wouldn’t notice the pretty costumes or acting, it would be the drummer
Why did Holden think the woman who cried through the movie was a phony?
She wouldn’t let her son use the restroom. Since she cried so much, Holden says that, “nine times out of ten they’re mean bastards at heart.”
Why did Holden get mad at Luce for calling his old girlfriend the “***** of New Hampshire”?
Holden idolizes women. Luce should respect her and shouldn’t shame her for anything since she did “sexy” things with him. Its a double standard since he did the same exact things with her
Who was Luce to Holden?
He went to school with Holden at Whooten. Holden didn’t particularly like him. Holden even calls him, “strictly a pain in the ass.” Luce seems very homophobic as does Holden in this chapter. Luce is probably not the casanova he makes himself out to be. Luce gives sex talks even though he is likely not experienced
How does Holden “act” again in this chapter?
He acts really drunk. He talks to the piano player and he calls Sally in the middle of the night. He’s very intrusive and doesn’t pay attention to the normal standards. He acts lonelier and reckless since he’s drunk. Now, he’s also a mess since he’s crying in the bathroom. He also acts like he has the stomach wound. He wants to know what people would think if he died. Who would care about him? It’s also a physical representation of him. he’s trying to keep it from people, but he would willing to share if anyone asked about his situation.
What happens to Holden at the Wicker Bar?
He talks to the pianist at the bar. He needed someone to talk to since he’s, “feeling so damn depressed and lonesome.”
What happens to Phoebe’s record?
It breaks. Holden cries and feels guilty. Gives Phoebe the pieces even though it broke.
Where does Holden go right after he leaves the bar?
Holden goes to the phone booth and calls Sally Hayes. Then, he goes to the duck pond in Central Park.
What information does Holden finally tell us about Allie’s funeral?
Holden missed Allie’s funeral because he was still in the hospital after he hurt his hand. He feels a lot of guilt for this.
What does Holden say about Allie that contradicts all his other statements about being an atheist?
Holden says he knows that Allie’s soul is in Heaven. Holden says that because it makes him feel better that Allie is someplace better.
After he leaves the park, where does Holden go?
What does Holden find so intriguing about Phoebe’s note-book?
He was intrigued because Phoebe wrote her middle name as “Weatherfield” when in actuality, it is “Josephine.” Holden is charmed by her innocence.
Why did it depress Holden when an “Old guy” tells him that his days at Pencey were the happiest days of his life?
Holden didn’t have that experience and he thought it was phony and the fact that it was about his future made him upset.
What does it tell us about Holden when Phoebe states, “You don’t like anything that’s happening”?
It tells us that he is really depressed and doesn’t really know what he likes. He is immature, and likes to argue he can’t see the good in anything and Phoebe calls him out on it
Why does Holden think about James Castle when Phoebe asks him to name one thing that he likes a lot? Why does he deny really knowing James? What does it tell us about Holden when he says, “Just because somebody’s dead, you don’t just stop liking them, for God’s sake- especially if they were a thousand times nicer than the people you know that’re alive and all’?
He thinks about James because he is thinking about the cruelty in the world making him go crazy. It is a perfect example of how cruel people bully the weak people. It shows Holden’s inability to concentrate and proves Phoebe’s point that he doesn’t really like anything. He likes that James isn’t phony and won’t back down when he is being bullied. He and James never talked and weren’t really friends, but James borrowed Holden’s sweater once (the sweater he killed himself in). He is still hung up on Allie’s death and doesn’t want to forget about him. He feels really alone and Allie was one of the only people he actually liked.
What does Holden tell Phoebe he’d like to be?
Holden says he would like to be a catcher in the rye, and stand at the edge of the cliff and catch the chldren when they are close to falling off. He has a desire to keep children innocent and wants to save them.
Who is Mr. Antolini?
Mr. Antolini is Holden’s old teacher from Elkton Hills. He was Holden’s favorite teacher. He told Holden to get his life together
Why does Holden give Phoebe his hunting cap?
Holden’s hunting cap has a symbolic meaning in the novel. It is red and defines the uniqueness and originality of the boy and made his no similar to the others. Giving his cap, he stated that he didn’t want to be isolated and the relationships are making importance to him.
How does Phoebe cover for Holden when their parents came home?
Phoebe covers for Holden when the parents come home by saying that she was smoking (Holden had been smoking a cigarette earlier) She said she took one puff to help her sleep.
What does Holden’s encounter with Mr. Spencer tell us about him?
Holden treats Mr. Spencer as any teacher and does not distinguish a teacher and a person. Mr. Spencer tried to lecture the boy how to behave properly, but Holden could not stand when somebody criticized him.
In talking with her parents how does Phoebe “sound” like Holden?
Phoebe is similar to Holden because she is sassy, and she was lying to them. She also uses the word “lousy.” sShe sounds like Holden because she tries to sound more matures than she really is.
What does Phoebe do that makes Holden cry?
Phoebe makes Holden cry when she gives him all of her Christmas money
What does Holden give to Phoebe?
Holden gives Phoebe his red hunting hat and pieces of the broken record
Why did Holden fail his speech class?
He didn’t go to class. He liked when people digressed from their topic
How does Holden feel physically while he talks to Mr. Antolini?
What does Holden say about him hating people, such as Ackley and Stradlater?
He doesn’t hate people consistently, but when they do certain things.
What does Antolini’s quote mean, “the mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one”?
Holden’s cause is getting rid of phoniness-immature
How does Antolini upset and scare Holden?
Mr. Antolini was stroking Holden’s head, and Holden thinks he is pulling a homosexual advance.
Later, after he has had time to think about it, what does Holden think about Antolini?
Holden started questioning himself and realized his judgment was a little off.
Why does the article on hormones upset Holden?
He realized he had the bad hormones that the article described.
What strange feeling does Holden start to have when he steps off the curbs?
He feels like he won’t make it to the other side of the curb and will disappear.
Why does he keep repeating, “Allie, don’t let me disappear”?
He’s alone, nobody knows that he is in the city and feels weak, unseen, almost sick. He is pleading with Allie to watch him so that he literally does not disappear into the bigness of New York, his mind, or possibly life itself
What does HOlden decide he must do next? Where does he first go?
He decided he must go west to work on a ranch. He is going to say goodbye to Phoebe and have lunch with her
With all the bad language that Holden uses, why was he so upset that curse words were written on a school wall?
He loves the innocence of children and feels this bad language takes away the innocence of children.
How does Holden treat the two small boys in the museum?
He is very kind to the boys and takes them to the mummy area of the museum
Why is it so important to Holden that Phoebe not be mad at him? Relate this to his past, and Allie
He doesn’t want Phoebe to be mad at him and then die like Allie did- guilt.
What does Holden mean when he states, “The thing with kids is, if they want to grab for the gold ring, you have to let them do it, and not say anything. If they fall off, they fall off, but it’s bad if you say anything to them”?
You have to let children try it on their own first. “let them scrape their knee so they know.”
What is the carrousel symbolic of?
It is cyclical; life keeps going and going. It symbolizes childhood; Holden is afraid of growing up
What does Holden mean when he says, “Don’t even tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody.”?
Don’t get close to anyone. They will leave or disappoint you
How does Holden describe Phoebe?
Phoebe was a Holden’s little sister he enjoyed spending time with. He loved her for her perfect ability to find the way to understanding and appreciate him. She always heard exactly what he wanted to say. She was naïve, sensible, and caring.
Catcher in the rye what does it mean?
Catcher in the rye has the meaning of lost innocence and expresses the fear of becoming an adult, taking the responsibilities and serious decision.
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Chapter 1
1. Holden is the narrator of the entire story and he promises to tell the story of his crazy Christmas
2. DB is Holden’s brother and he calls him a prostitute because he sells himself as a writer.
3. Pencey Prep is the school Holden attends.
4. Holden is leaving because he failed all his classes but one, he feels passive.
Chapter 2
1. Mr. Spencer is his history teacher and Holden visits him because he is a nice guy
2. Holden describes himself as an average guy?
3. Mr. Spencer reads the essay because it is a failure of an essay, a joke. Holden is not happy by having the essay read aloud to him.. Whooton and Elkton Hills are old schools, which Holden left because they stunk too.
Chapter 3
1. Holden bought a red hat in New York
2. Holden likes DB, Lardner, and Isak Dinese. No, I don’t enjoy these writers.
3. Ackley is Holden’s neighbor. Holden seems to not really like him and I do not blame him. The kid is a punk.
4. Stradlater is his roommate, a beefy conceited ladies man.
Chapter 4
1. Stradlater asks Holden to write an essay for him
2. Stradlater’s date is Jane, a girl Holden likes.
3. Jane was an old neighbor of Holden and he liked her. Holden is upset that Stradlater is dating her.
Chapter 5
1. Holden goes to Agerstown to see a movie. Ends up back at his room writing that essay.
2. After failing to write on such a simple essay topic, Holden writes about a baseball glove his brother used to write poems upon in green ink.
3. Allie was Holden’s brother. He was a rather intelligent and innocent child. Holden loved him.
4. Allie died several years before; he would be 2 years younger than Holden, which puts him at 14, compared to Holden at 16.
Chapter 6
1. Holden is worried about how Stradlater’s date with Jane went.
2. Stradlater doesn’t like the “composition” because it has absolutely nothing to do with the essay topic. Understandably he is annoyed. Holden sensing this irritation tears up the essay which initiates tension only magnified when Holden tries to leak out info about the date. Ending in a fight and Holden getting his face beat in.
Chapter 7
1. Holden goes to Ackley’s room because his face is all bloodied up, needs a place to stay and Ackley sits and listens to Holden’s whining.
2. He calls Ackley these names because he actually listens but then becomes annoyed and Holden becomes upset.
3. Holden leaves because he is simply upset with everyone’s phoniness, especially Ackley at the moment. He plans to go to New York.
Chapter 8
1. An attractive older woman who ends up being a mother of his classmate
2. Holden lies to her and tells her how popular her son is. He does this to make her feel better.
3. Holden uses the excuse that he has a brain tumor operation in New York
Chapter 9
1. DB, Phoebe, Jane, Sally.. ends up calling no one.
2. Holden attempts to strike up a conversation with a taxi driver and fails.
3. Holden sees a couple with a strange fetish involving cross dressing and spitting their drinks into each others face.
4. What sex rule? Holden is aroused by the odd couple and wants sex now.
5. Faith is a whore recommended to him by a boy at a party, however Holden wants her now rather than tomorrow and hangs up on her.
Chapter 10
1. Holden likes that his sister is intelligent, humorous, clever and a good writer.
2. He tries to order a cocktail, but the waiter refuses and he is stuck ordering a coke.
3. He likes these women and flirts with them, trying to dance with them as well.
Chapter 11
1. Holden has a crush on her. That is what happens when you have a crush.
2. Jane is the only girl Holden has gotten close to, the only girl he shared his brother’s baseball glove with.
Chapter 12
1. Horwitz is a cab driver; Holden tries again for some odd reason to speak to him about the ducks in the central park lagoon.
2. Ernie plays the piano; Holden is not impressed and considers him a phony because he expects him to be full of himself. He calls him over to his table to drink probably just to talk and get someone else on the piano.
3. Lillian Simmons is an ex girlfriend of his brother DB. Holden feels she is annoying
4. Holden has to leave the nightclub to get away from Lillian, he feels she ruined the night for him
Chapter 13
1. Holden wouldn’t have done anything, he realizes that he is a coward at heart and doesn’t like violence. Holden is indeed a coward.
2. Holden feels like crap, depressed and flustered.
3. Unable to say no, Holden agrees to have a prostitute sent up to his room for $5. Even though Holden knows, he is too scared to actually do anything with the girl. She comes up into the room; Holden becomes flustered and tells her he can’t do anything due to a recent surgery. He pays her $5 and she requests $10, he denies and she leaves.
Chapter 14
1. Holden recalls an incident where he excluded Allie from a game and he now feels guilty for doing so. He ‘invites’ Allie in an attempt to make himself feel better.
2. Holden feels that he doesn’t like organized religion, although he still feels the desire to pray.
3. Maurice is the prostitutes pimp; he knocks on the door demanding the other $5. Holden is punched and pinned, and then the money is taken out of his wallet. Holden didn’t have a choice but to give him the money, he is a weak kid who isn’t in the slightest bit assertive.
4. Holden feels like crap and imagines himself taking his revenge on Maurice. He also considers jumping out of the window, but he knows he is too much of a coward to even do that and goes to sleep.
Chapter 15
1. Sally Hayes is Holden’s ex girlfriend. Holden thinks she is attractive.
2. Holden’s father is described to seem like an angry man, but it is most likely a normal reaction to Holden always losing his property.
3. Holden thinks about Dick because he notices the raggedy suitcases owned by the Nuns, just like Dick.
4. Holden actually respects the Nuns and does not consider them fake.
Chapter 16
1. Holden has time to spare and begins to walk around, he decides to head to the record store to buy a gift for Phoebe.
2. Holden sees the boy singing, “Comin’ Thro the Rye” This cheers Holden up a bit.
3. Holden doesn’t usually like movies and shows and has little interest in seeing the movie be bought tickets for, “I know my love. ” As usual, he considers actors to be phonies. 4. Holden liked the museum as a kid because everything seemed to stay right; everything there stayed the same where as every time he went there, he was different. By the time he gets to the museum however, he no longer wishes to go.
Chapter 17
1. Harris Macklin is an actor in the movie; Holden doesn’t like him because he believes he is too good at what he does and is probably full of himself.
2. He tells her this to get her to make out with him, it works.
3. Holden considers him a phony because Sally is flirting with him and he is slightly pretentious, no this boy is not a phony.
4. They go skating mostly so Sally can show off her legs and rear. It works, however they are both terrible skaters and quit skating after a short time and head to the bar.
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Chapter 18
1. Holden doesn’t enjoy the movie nor the Christmas special ad, he wouldn’t like the show and neither would I.
2. Holden doesn’t like the movie, it is a sad romanticized war movie, likely similar to the novel A Farewell to Arms.
3. Holden is thinking about war because that is what the movie was about and Holden realizes he could never be in the military.
Chapter 19
1. Carl Luce was his academic advisor back in the Whooten School. He spoke with Carl about sex stories.
2. Holden finds Luce amusing, but fake and effeminate. He makes an effort to see him because no one else in his address book seems to want to and he wants to talk about sex.
3. Carl thinks Holden needs Psychoanalysis, Carl is probably right.
Chapter 20
1. Holden pretends to be wounded in the stomach, holding his hand under his jacket to prevent bleeding.
2. Holden is drunk when he calls Sally and is blind to her reaction, she is angered by his late night call.
3. Holden drops and breaks the record he bought for Phoebe.
4. Holden missed the funeral because he was recovering in the hospital from the hand wounds.
Chapter 21
1. He begins rummaging through her school books and reading her notes.
2. Phoebe is bursting with energy, even though she was just woken up in the middle of the night. She begins to feverishly tell Holden stories, about her school play, a movie she saw, another movie DB was working on, a bully at school and that his parents are at a party.
3. Phoebe covers her head with the pillow because she realizes Holden was kicked out of school and she doesn’t to hear his justification.
Chapter 22
1. Holden is angered when she asks and responds angrily, listing all the things he hated about the school. Holden then spouts random garbage about artificiality penetrating to the very core of society. He isn’t being honest, as no one else really asked him about why he flunked out other than Mr Spencer. Holden would most certainly not be happier at my school. He’d consider everyone to be a ‘Phony’ by his childish definition.
2. James Castle was a young boy back in Elkton Hills School who jumped out a window and committed suicide. When he is asked to think of 1 thing he likes, his mind goes back, thinking about the nuns at breakfast and young James who was tormented by all the boys.
3. Holden says he likes Allie. Phoebe isn’t satisfied with his answer and exclaims that Allie is dead.
4. Holden says he would not like to be a lawyer because they are phonies just like his father.
5. Holden says he would like to be the catcher in the rye. This is because he wants to protect children and his misinterpretation of the poem, “Comin’ Thro the Rye” leads him to imagine a field of children playing next to a cliff, where he would be protecting children from falling off the cliff.
Chapter 23
1. Mr. Antolini is an English teacher Holden had back in Elkton Hills. Holden likes him because he was the only one who demonstrated any kindness / courage to the body of James Castle when he died.
2. Phoebe turns on the radio and Holden asks her to dance, they know a series of dances already and Holden has mentioned earlier in the novel about various types of dancers and how he enjoys dancing. While dancing with his sister they move very well together and Holden enjoys this.
3. Phoebe gives Holden the money from her Christmas fund. He cries because she unquestionably gives Holden the money without even thinking, she loves him.
4. Holden hides in the closet then sneaks out of the house and heads to Antolini’s house. He hides out until Wednesday, when he would normally be home if he had stayed in school.
Chapter 24
1. Mr. Antolini has a similar talk with Holden that Mr. Spencer had, asking about why he flunked out. However, it is more of a 2 way conversation more than a lecture. Holden actually opens up a bit more and tells Antolini things that he didn’t like about Pency Prep.
2. Wihelm Stekel is an Austrian physician and psychologist, he is quoted in an effort to make Holden see his point. Holden should have taken Mr. Antolinis advice to hear, but instead Holden wanted compassion and felt even worse.
3. Holden is upset when he wakes up as he finds, Mr. Antolini stroking his forehead. Holden sees this as a homosexual advance upon him and freaks out. He probably was having a bad dream and talking to himself, sweating most likely and Mr. Antolini was attempting to comfort him. One more thing that Holden saw as safe, has now become horrible and dirty, once again Holden is on his own.
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Chapter 25
1. Holden returns to Grand Central Station and he sleeps on a bench of the waiting room.
2. After reading the article about hormones he now believes he has cancer and becomes more depressed. No, I do not usually worry about my health, be it while I am depressed or not.
3. Holden laughs because one of the men unloading the Christmas tree says, “Hold it up, for chrissake”. This is quite an ironic line to say to a Christmas tree. However, Holden is depressed by the sheer amount of Christmas spirit that everyone else seems to have.
4. Holden doesn’t eat the doughnuts because his stomach is upset, no doubt due to the events. No, I eat to survive.
5. The streets begin to grow mentally wider, further and further as if it is a dark nightmare and the streets keep growing and he may not be able to make it across.
6. Holden decides to hitchhike out west, meeting up with Phoebe one last time before he heads out.
7. Holden goes to Phoebe’s school to leave a note for her to meet him in the Metropolitan Museum of Art for lunch. The graffiti makes him angry because it is offensive and contains profanity.
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8. Holden gets along fine with the two boys; he leads them to the mummy exhibit. He shows a similar attitude to his sister.
9. Holden yells at Phoebe because she has ome to run away with him.
10. Phoebe becomes upset and Holden makes it up to her by not running away.
11. They both go to the Zoo and carousel in Central Park
12. Holden feels like the carousel phoebe rides represents his life, spinning around and around.
Chapter 26
1. We aren’t told what happens to Holden, all we know is that he got sick, was sent to the rest home and will be attending a different school in the fall. He tells the analyst that the rest of the story is irrelevant. Holden doesn’t tell about the rest probably because his father was very angry and it was a hard time, possibly even physical.
2. Holden is going back to school in September. No, Holden will not likely apply himself again, although he believes he will.
3. Holden is in a sanatorium out in California to recover.
4. DB brings an “English Babe” that is in a movie he is creating, D. B. asks how Holden feels about telling people about this “whole thing”
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5. Holden regrets sharing so many private personal experiences with others and sharing each one cause him to miss the people he spoke of even more. Here are the questions so search results are better! Thanks for posting them anon. Taken from.