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Catcher in the Rye
Chapter one
In the first chapter the main character Holden Caulfeild is intruduced he begins by making a statement that he will not talk about his lousy childhood becuase such things bore him. ... He starts talking about what happen to him around last christmas before he had to take it easy.He also talks about his brother D. ... He talks about a girl Slema Thurmur who he thinks isnt attractive enough and kind of pathetic but he thinks is nice enough becuase she doesnt talks about her father the headmaster at the school. ... Spencer house and have a deep conversation with him about his life and what he is gone to do . ... Ackley cuts his nails right in front of Holden, and asks about Ward Stradlater, Holdens roommate. ... Stradlater talks about his date that night with Jane Gallagher. ... When they return, Ackley remains in Holdens room, telling about a girl he had sex with, but Holden knows that he is lying, for whenever he tells that same story, the details always change. ... He writes about his brother Allies baseball mitt. ... The night that Allie died, Holden broke all of the windows in his garage with his fist. ... When Stradlater reads it, he gets upset at Holden, for it is simply about a baseball glove. ... Holden asks about the date, but Stradlater doesnt give very much information, only that they spent most of the time in Ed Bankys car. ... He only lets Holden go when he agrees to say nothing more about Stradlaters date. ... She thinks that her son is sensitive, an idea that Holden finds laughable, but Holden continues to tell lies about Ernest, such as that he would have been elected class president, but he was too modest to accept the nomination. ... Holden thinks that hes the "biggest sex maniac you ever saw," but then claims that he does not understand sex at all. ...
Chapter 10
Holden describes more about his family in this chapter. ... She writes books about Hazle Weatherfield, a girl detective. ... Holden reminisces about Janes smile, and admits that she is the only person whom he showed Allies baseball mitt. ... The girl, Lillian Simmons, asks about D. ... Holden notices how she blocks the aisle in the place as she drones on about how handsome Holden has become. ... Holden reminisces about drinking with Raymond Goldfarb at Whooton. ... According to Holden, Sally seems quite intelligent because she knows a good deal about the theater and literature, but is actually quite stupid. ... Holden reminisces about his roommate at Elkton Hills, Dick Slagle who had cheap suitcases and would complain about how everything was bourgeois. ... He wonders what nuns think about sex when he discusses Romeo and Juliet with them. ... As he walks through the city, he hears a poor kid playing with his parents, singing the song "If a body catch a body coming through the rye. ... He reminisces about going to the Museum when he was in grade school. ... He complains about the cliques at boarding schools, and tells her that hes in lousy shape. ... Holden feels somewhat guilty, and realizes that he doesnt even know where he got the idea about going to New England. ... Although Holden thought that he was "all muscles and no brains," Jane claimed that he had an inferiority complex and felt sorry for him. ... The movie is a war film, which makes Holden think about D. ... Carl Luce used to gossip about people who were "flits" (homosexuals) and would tell which actors were actually gay. ... Carl is annoyed that he is having a "typical Caulfield conversation" about sex. ... Holden asks questions that are too personal about Carls sex life with his girlfriend until Carl insists that he drop the subject. ... He thinks about what Phoebe would feel if he got pneumonia and died, and figures that he should sneak home and see her, in case he did die. ... She tells about how she is playing Benedict Arnold in her school play. She tells about how she saw a movie called The Doctor, and how their parents are out for the night. ...
chapter 22
tells her about howPhoebe tells Holden that she thinks his scheme to go out to Colorado is foolish, and asks why he failed out of yet another school. ... Spencer, but then complains about the Veterans Day ceremonies. ... Holden tells Phoebe that he would like to be a catcher in the rye: he pictures a lot of children playing in a big field of rye around the edge of a cliff. ... He thinks about how Mr. ... Holden starts reading a magazine at Grand Central; when he reads an article about hormones, he begins to worry about hormones, and worries about cancer when he reads about cancer. ... While waiting for Phoebe at the Museum, Holden chats with two brothers who talk about mummies. ... He says that people are concerned about whether he will apply himself next year.
Approximate Word count = 4860
Approximate Pages = 19.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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