Things We Know About Holden Chapters 8-11

Girls and horsing around (62) Sex Rules (63) Ch. 8-11 Physical: tall, gray hair, looks older (57) He lies (58) Depression (61) Girls and horsing around (62) Sex Rules (63)

Phoebe, his sister: pretty, smart, red hair, age 10, (67) Ch. 8-11 Phoebe, his sister: pretty, smart, red hair, age 10, (67) Girls can drive you crazy (73) He likes to dance. (70) He is a good golfer. (77)  Jane makes him happy (79)

Things we know about holden Chapters 12-14

Ch. 12-14 Lonesome and depressed (81, 90) So depressed he didn’t think—prostitute (91) Pg. 95, 96, 98 Ducks (81)  “Real ugly girls have it tough. I feel so sorry for them sometimes.” (Sympathy) (85)  Good manners= survival (87)

“People are always ruining things for you.” (87) Ch. 12-14 “People are always ruining things for you.” (87) He blames other people for his situation. Hunting Hat (88)  Holden is a coward (a yellow guy) (88)  Extreme emotion- He would rather kill a guy than hit him. (89)

He is a virgin. He always feels sorry for the girl, so he stops. (92) Ch. 12-14 He is a virgin. He always feels sorry for the girl, so he stops. (92) When he is depressed he talks to Allie. (98) “Sort of an Atheist.” (99) He thinks that ministers are phony. (100)

Things we know about holden Chapters 15-17

He doesn’t spend money; he loses it. (107) He is skinny. (107) Ch. 15-17 He doesn’t spend money; he loses it. (107) He is skinny. (107) Contributes to the nuns. (109) He seems to like “innocents”-ex. nuns, children. Money- it always ends up making him blue. (113)

Catcher song (Title) (115) People’s behavior depresses him- people walking to the movies. (116) He hates actors. (117) His museum memories make him happy. (120) He likes things to stay the same– ex: The museum never changes. (121)

I’m crazy. (124) I’m madman. (134) Phonies (126-127) Ch. 15-17 I’m crazy. (124) I’m madman. (134) Phonies (126-127) He plays with matches when he is in a certain mood. What mood? (129) Depressed. (133) Love for Sally. (125) (Plan) He means things when he says them but not after. (134)

Things We Know About Holden Chapters 18-20

He should be psychoanalyzed (148) Carl Luce tells him: Grow up (146) His mind is immature (147) He should be psychoanalyzed (148)

“I’m lonesome as hell.” (149) Lonesome and depressed. (151) Ch. 18-20 “I’m lonesome as hell.” (149) Lonesome and depressed. (151) He was not at Allie’s funeral because he was in the hospital. (155) He doesn’t want to be buried in a cemetery. (155)

Ch. 18-20 Says he’ll sit on the atomic bomb” (141) Other semi-suicidal references Jump out the window (104) Bullet (150) Thinks of own death (155-56) Phonies Woman at the movies (139) At Wicker Bar (142-3)

Things We Know About Holden Chapters 21-23

“I felt swell for a change” (159) (Holden @ home) The expression- “That killed me.” (160) He quit worrying about getting caught at home. (163)

Ch. 21-23 “A million reasons why.”- (167) It was full of phonies Mean guys Secret fraternity “I just didn’t like what was happening at Pencey.” Phoebe’s response- “You don’t like anything that’s happening.” (169)

Ch. 21-23 James Castle (170) “Just because somebody’s dead, you don’t just stop liking them- especially if they were about a thousand times nicer than the people you know that’re alive…” (171) Lawyers- phonies (172)

“I’d just be the catcher in the rye.” (173) Mr. Antolini- “best teacher I ever had.” (174) Picked up James’ body (Holden respects him.) Gave Phoebe his red hat. (180)

Things We Know About Holden Chapters 24-26

Mr. Antolini’s advice (188) Ch. 24-26 “I like it when somebody gets excited about something. It’s nice.” (185)  Mr. Antolini thinks Holden is heading for some kind of terrible fall. (186) He hated people for a little while and then started to miss them. (187) Mr. Antolini’s advice (188)

Mr. Antolini patting his head. (191) Ch. 24-26 Mr. Antolini patting his head. (191) Depressed- sleeping in the train station (194) Falling off the curb- thinks of Allie -He wants to run away- deaf/mute (197- 198) Swear words on the wall at school. (201)

Rule for visits, “phony” (205) Phoebe wants to go with him. (206) Ch. 24-26 Tomb- you cannot find a place that is peaceful, because there isn’t any. (204) Rule for visits, “phony” (205) Phoebe wants to go with him. (206)

He says he will go home. (212) He is happy. (213) Ch. 24-26 He says he will go home. (212) He is happy. (213) “Don’t ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody.” (214)