THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

Presentation by David Young

J.D. SALINGER

American author 1919-2010 Raised in Manhattan Military involvement The Catcher in the Rye [1951]- best known

novel

CHARACTER LIST Ackley Stradlater Jane Gallagher Phoebe Caulfield Allie Caulfield D.B. Caulfield Sally Hayes Mr. Spencer Carl Luce Mr. Antolini Maurice Sunny Holden Caulfield

Who is Holden

Caulfield?

ALL ABOUT HOLDEN… 17 years of age ( and at a mental health

institution) when retelling his story of the previous year

In story: 16 year old junior at Pency Prep Expelled Critical towards others “Phonies” Over 6 foot tall with dark brown/black hair

with a gray streak in it Hates movies

SITUATION WITH HOME LIFE Brother: D.B. “Hollywood” Brother: Allie deceased Sister: Phoebe Parents’ house is in NY The names of his mother and father are not

mentioned but there is mention that his father is a corporation lawyer Wealthy

Sent to an exclusive prep school in PA flunks Needs discipline

SITUATION WITH SCHOOL Failing out of Pency Prep; just passing English Roommate: Stradlater“Secret Slob”/popular Nearby dorm resident: Ackley annoying Sports Administration Romance

SITUATION WITH GIRLS

Jane Gallagher: respected by Holden, parents’ had summer houses next to each other one summer in Maine, dates Stradlater bothers Holden

Sally Hayes: Holden’s long-time friend of back home in New York; calls her upon arriving in NY after being expelled; finds her attractive

FOCUS ON PLOT Pency Prep (Agerstown,PA) is Holden’s 4th

school failed out of 3 other schools receives notice that he is being expelled from Pency

Saturday end of Fall semester before Christmas break expected home on Wednesday

Interactions with others: -Mr. Spencer -Stradlater “bloody nose” enough!Exits campus and then Train ride to New York

- Meets the mother of a classmate

PLOT/INTERACTIONS (CONT.) -Cab rides/ Hotel stays observes hotel guests Faith Cavendish Lavender Room women in their 30s Maurice/ Sunny Sally Hayes Two nuns Carl Luce- former student advisor at Whooton Mr. Antolini Phoebe- carousel

*The PLOT entails a sequence of visits with others as Holden delays returning home.

THEMES/ MOTIFS THEMES:

Alienation as a Form of Self- Protection The Painfulness of Growing Up The Phoniness of the Adult World

MOTIFS:- Loneliness- Relationships, Intimacy, Sexuality- - Lying & Deception

SYMBOLS The “Catcher in the Rye”

Holden’s Red Hunting Hat

The Museum of Natural History

The Duck’s in the Central Park Lagoon

DISCUSSION

CAN YOU RELATE TO HOLDEN CAULFIELD?

WHY/ WHY NOT?

IF “YES”, IN WHAT WAYS?

CONTROVERSY Mark David Chapman Murdered John Lennon

(12/8/1980) outside of Lennon’s NY apartment

Wished to model his life after The Catcher in the Rye’s protagonist Holden Caulfield

CREDITS Music from The Running Ground

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CREDITS

Content: SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on The

Catcher in the Rye.” SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LLC. 2007. Web. 20 Oct. 2010.

McGunagle, Fred. “Mark David Chapman: The Man who Killed John Lennon”. TruTV. 2010. Turner. 7 Oct. 2010. <http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/terrorists_spies/assassins/chapman/1.html>.

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