Catcher in the Rye Review

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Catcher in the RyeReview
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Characters

• Holden Caulfield-Main Character
• Ackley-Pency
• Stradlater-Pency
• Sally-New York
• Phoebe-Sister
• Allie-Dead Brother

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Holden Caulfield

• -Holden is the main character. The reader
  follows Holden around his school, (Pency) and
  then around New York city. It is a wonderful
  trip filled with many surprises and lots and lots
  of people.
• -Holden is a teenager with lots of problems. His
  little brother died a few years ago and his older
  brother moved out to California. He also has
  many problems in school. He cant seem to do
  well at any school he goes to.

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More Holden

• -While Holden makes his mistakes and does a lot
  of things without really thinking, it seems that
  most people still like Holden. Some people have
  even offered to name their kids after him.
  Others think that he is a hero.
• -What do you think? If he is or is not a hero,
  why? Would you name your child after Holden?

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Pency

• Ackley
• Annoys Holden a lot and because he lives next
  door in the dorms it happens a lot
• Holden stills confides and finds friendship in
  Ackley

• Stradlater
• - Holdens roommate and a cool guy in the
  school
• Punches Holden in the face and makes Holden do
  his homework
• Not a friend

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New York
-Holden goes to New York when he leaves Pency.
He has many different experiences when he is in
New York. Meets up with a hooker, gets drunk at
a bar and gets beat up when he doesnt pay the
hooker what she wants. -Holden also meets up with
Sally, his girlfriend, sort of. They go to a
show and then skating. Then she gets him mad
because she wants him to help her trim the
Christmas tree and he doesnt want too. He gets
frustrated with her and goes to see some family.
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FamilyD.B
-D.B. is Holdens older brother who went out to
Hollywood to be a screenwriter. -He went to be
a screenwriter and he ended up being a prostitute
out there. -He used to be a good role model for
Holden but then he became a prostitute and that
was just another thing that went wrong in
Holdens family life.
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Allie
-Allie is Holdens little brother who died a few
years before this novel takes place. -When
Stradlater asked Holden to do his homework, write
a story on an object, Holden wrote it on Allies
catcher mitt. When Stradlater didnt like it
Holden got mad because he really liked it and
then he got punched. -Allie death seems to bring
us to a point were Holden starts going astray in
his life. His death really hurt Holden and it
seems as if he cant get over it.
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Phoebe
-She is Holdens little sister, but by talking to
her you would never know it. She is a lot more
mature than she seems. -Holden goes to visit her
to tell her that he got kicked out of Pency. She
gets very upset at him for that. -They have a
very close relationship for a brother and sister.
She is the only person to get really close to
Holden.
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Conclusions
Holden Caufield is one of the most unforgettable
characters in any book. His experiences that he
goes through and the people he meet are amazing.
The way Holden acts draws the reader closer to
any character that I know. Holden contradicts
himself on so many levels but few people hold
that against him. They find it funny and love
the way he talks. What I just said is how I feel
about the book. I would like to hear other
opinions. I want you to challenge my
conclusions. QUIZ