The Catcher in the Rye

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The Catcher in the Rye

• Chapters 14-18

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Chapter 14

• Holden thinks back on the times he didnt let
  Allie come with him to the pond (He regrets it)
• He begins to talk out loud to Allie

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Chapter 14

• Holden is confronted by Maurice and Sunny
• Holden gives them a hard time and is roughed up
• What does Holden pretend has happened to him?
• Why do you think he does this?

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Chapter 15

• Holden makes a date with Sally Hayes
• Doesnt really like her phoniness, but she is too
  good looking
• Sally uses the word grand

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Chapter 15

• Holdens parents
• Father wealthy, lawyer who invests in the
  theater
• Mother a worrier

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Chapter 15

• Holden meets two nuns at the diner
• How does Holden see religion?
• Believes in Jesus, but not the disciples
• How does Holden react or feel about the two nuns?
• They are too nice and are too like regular people
  (i.e. Romeo and Juliet)

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Chapter 16

• Holden goes for a walk and wants to buy Little
  Shirley Beans, a record for his sister
• Song meant for a child, but not cute at all

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Chapter 16

• If a body catch a body, coming through the rye
• The little boy singing this song, walking with
  his family, cheers up Holden
• Why?
• Childhood

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Chapter 16

• The Lunts Show
• Holden gets the tickets and then tries to find
  Phoebe

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Chapter 16

• A girl tells him she was at the Museum of Natural
  History
• What is the purpose/function of the Museum?
• Read

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Chapter 17

• Sally and Holden go to the show, followed by ice
  skating at Rockefeller Center
• After they are done skating Holden starts yelling
  and screaming about phonies
• Holden wants to run away with Sally
• Holden cannot find a balance between his two
  worlds, he just wants to get away

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Chapter 18

• Holden calls Jane, but no one is home
• He thinks about the time Jane took a boy, who
  Holden found arrogant, to a dance
• Holden believes that is what all girls say

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Chapter 18

• Holden then calls Carl Luce from the Whooton
  School, they will meet at the Wicker Bar
• Holden then goes to see the Rockettes
• He finds them phony but likes the kettle drummer
• Why?