1. Presentation by David Young
THE CATCHER IN THE RYE
Presentation by David Young

2. J.D. Salinger American author 1919-2010 Raised in Manhattan
Military involvement
The Catcher in the Rye [1951]- best known novel

3. 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

4. Who is Holden Caulfield?

5. 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

6. 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

7. Situation with school Failing out of Pency Prep; just passing English
Roommate: Stradlater“Secret Slob”/popular
Nearby dorm resident: Ackley annoying
Sports
Administration
Romance

8. 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

10. 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

11. 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.

12. 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

13. Symbols The “Catcher in the Rye” Holden’s Red Hunting Hat
The Museum of Natural History
The Duck’s in the Central Park Lagoon

14. CAN YOU RELATE TO HOLDEN CAULFIELD?
Discussion
CAN YOU RELATE TO HOLDEN CAULFIELD?
WHY/ WHY NOT?
IF “YES”, IN WHAT WAYS?

15. 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

16. CREDITS
Music from The Running Ground

17. CREDITS
Content:
SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on The Catcher in the Rye.” SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LLC Web. 20 Oct
McGunagle, Fred. “Mark David Chapman: The Man who Killed John Lennon”. TruTV Turner. 7 Oct < ies/assassins/chapman/1.html>.
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18. CREDITS
Images:
salinger
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