SSR Book #3
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- The Catcher in the Rye
- J.D. Salinger
- "Sleep tight, ya morons!" pg. 68
- NYC
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- Our story begins in the 1950's when we learn that our protagonist, Holden Caulfield, has been kicked out of Pencey Prep School as a result of flunking all of his classes except for English. In combination with hating the school, we find that Holden has come to hate his roommates because of their personality and living habits. Feeling out of it, Holden concludes that he's going to spend time in New York City, as to avoid his parents before the winter holiday. He makes sure to make a dramatic exit by waking all the boys on his floor in the middle of the night.
- "I said no, there wouldn't be marvelous places after I went to college. You don't see what I mean at all." pg. 172-3
- "Maybe I don't! Maybe you don't, either." pg. 173
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- After taking the train to Penn Station, Holden possesses the urge to call someone, yet can't think of the right person or timing. Holden then decides to take a cab to a night club belonging to a pretentious pianist, Ernie. Here, we begin to learn how depressed and lonely Holden is as he reflects on his time with a girl named Jane. Though, his thoughts are interrupted when a ex-girlfriend of his older brother D.B. finds him and attempts to strike a conversation with a bored Holden. When leaving, Holden is too agitated to deal with a taxi driver so he walks the 41 blocks back to Edmont.
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- Back at the Edmont Hotel, Holden is so lonely that he tells Maurice, the supposed elevator man to send him a call girl. Holden wants to engage in a conversation but Sunny, the call girl, is confused and leaves after Holden gives her the money. Moments later, Maurice and Sunny storm into his room, demanding for extra payment. Because Holden doesn't oblige, Maurice punches him and takes the money from Holden's wallet. At this point in the text, Holden is extremely depressed to the point that he imagines jumping out the window, but reprimands himself as he does not want his body to become deformed and gory.
- "Did you mean it what you said? You really aren't going away anywhere?" pg. 274
- In attempts to sooth his loneliness, Holden calls up one of his exes, Sally Hayes and arranges a date. In the beginning, they are both content, catching up on what has happened recently in their lives. At the skating rink, Holden shares with Sally his concerns for the future, and his ideology of how useless college is and the generic path he is frightened to follow. Because of this, Sally becomes upset as it does not match her thinking. They both leave the skating rink frustrated. Specifically Holden who up to this point, has not been able to find anyone whom he can share his thoughts with.
- Holden rings up his former English teacher, Mr. Antolini for a place to sleep that night. Upon arrival, Holden is lectured by Mr. Antolini on his failing grades and how important one's education is. Holden then falls asleep on the couch but wakes up to Mr. Antolini stroking Holden's head. Because of this, Holden bolts out of the apartment. After much time of illogical thinking and a turmoil of many emotions, Holden arrives to the conclusion that he will travel westward pretend to be a deaf mute, avoiding social contact.
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- Holden recognizes that before he sets out on his quest to become a western death mute, he must say goodbye to his little sister Phoebe. When first telling Phoebe his plan, she argues and protests with Holden but the argument is satiated when they decide to take a trip to the zoo. There, Phoebe rides the carousel twice while Holden watches on a nearby park bench. The scene of Phoebe riding the carousel freely brings Holden to tears as he has gone through many emotions throughout the past few days. Because of this, Holden promises Phoebe that he will return home.
- "Yeah" pg. 274
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