2nd Chapter - Prof.. Spencer and preaching --- arrived by Professor Spencer, Holden found him sick, nothing serious, because of the flu. He could perceive without being directly aware of: an unbearable smell of Vicks drops against the cold, was rampant in the room where there was the old Spencer, who, wrapped in an old dressing gown, reading the 'Atlantic Monthly'. The two began discussing turning away from the school and the young, a few minutes later, their conversation turned into a sermon, however, that Holden was not very excited to listen to and which served to prof. perhaps as a justification for having failed in its field. Spencer, without a doubt the wisest of the boy, tried to help by including, through various questions, the memories of the four schools who had already left, but this glosses Holden, as he replied, thinking of something else: the frozen lake in NY, the ducks ... Not wanting to disrespect, indeed, but in those moments everything seemed very insignificant and was now regretting that he went to greet him. So, find an excuse, left the teacher's home.
the 3rd Chapter - Wing Memorial Ossenburger, Ackley and Stradlater --- A Pencey Holden Memorial Ossenburger housed in the wing of the new dormitories. This was dedicated to Mr. Ossenburger after he won a certain amount of money to the school, as was well equipped with its undertaker. Arrived in his room, Holden began to read again, "My Africa" \u200b\u200bled by a hunter's cap that he bought in New York for only a dollar. At one point, there came also Robert Ackley, a special type which he shared with Holden and his roommate, Ward Stradlater, the shower, since there was only one wing Ossenburger for two rooms. Ackley had 18, but, given its behavior, it was very irritating and arrogant for his age. Besides the fact that he neglected his health, he was a grumpy which led him to have a fight with Ward. The latter, after a few minutes of the arrival of Holden, arrived asking to borrow a jacket with diamond for an output with his girlfriend.
4 th Chapter - First appointment with Jane Gallagher --- Holden went to the toilet to talk to Ward while he shaved. The latter spent most of his life in front of the mirror because it was believed good, strong and in truth, according to Holden, it was bloated and a lot more of the other school. Just being nice gave some confidence to Stradlater in dialogue with others and allow him to ask other favors, how to make an issue of English for the next day. Caulfield this request was for a while 'speechless but in a sense agreed. During their dialogue emerged Jane Gallagher, Ward's new girlfriend, who in truth was a childhood friend of Holden, who had seen the houses nearer. The news that she had asked him something about Stradlater Holden greatly excited that now he remembered most of the events we lived together. Although he was so excited to tell Ward all, that was selfless and attentive care of their physical appearance as it had to be impeccable for the appointment. Holden initially wanted to go and say hello, but suppressed the idea because it was not so happy that she came out with that bastard of Stradlater mandrill.
5 th Chapter - Allie, the glove and topic --- That Saturday night at Pencey was a very small and hard steak served at dinner and the sweet brown as usual no one ate. All this to make a good impression with the parents of students who would certainly have asked their children what he had eaten the day before. However, after the dinner Holden, a friend, Mal Brossard and, reluctantly, to Agerstown Ackley headed to a movie and eat a hamburger. Come back, about nine o'clock, the boy decided to write for descriptive Stradlater that theme, but because he was not wanted anything in mind to describe the baseball glove of his brother Allie. This was all covered with a glove of poems written in green ink that the younger brother of Holden read when he was not busy during the games. Now he was dead. He died in 1946 due to leukemia, and perhaps this was why the glove that belonged to Allie, he became the subject of my letter.
Chapter 6 th - The anger and blood --- Ward's footsteps on the linoleum of the hall resounded in the mind of Holden, for some reason, angry. Stradlater did not like the theme written by Caulfield that tore it without thinking twice. After some questions about the appointment with Jane, Holden, perhaps out of jealousy, anger or contempt for, tried to go with his right fist to hit his roommate, but much more agile and stronger than him, he could dodge remained puzzled by the gesture of his friend. This is followed by various insults and threats Stradlater unnecessary to do to silence Holden, who, this time seriously, he received a punch in the face remained on the ground covered with blood.
7 th Chapter - The goodbye --- Ward Just Holden left the room came to Ackley, who was now asleep. Ackley, who not only arrogant, insistent and "Cable Guy" was also cowardly and selfish, he refused to accommodate Caulfield, although this had asked him in a totally ironic. Knowing Stradlater, could not find peace thinking that cos'avesse done with Jane. He tried to think of anything else but We could not at all. He decided to leave Pencey that night and go to "shelter" in a hotel in New York until Wednesday, when he would go home to "discuss" with her parents, who were probably not yet aware of his expulsion. Without the two suitcases and then counted the money available and what was going to recover by selling his typewriter came out of school, nearly choked by sobs that she could not explain.
8 th Chapter - Agerstown - New York --- There was nobody in the street when Holden was going to the station to catch the train to New York. The means of travel in the carriage was empty except which settled in Trenton because the young climbed another person. She was the mother of Ernest Morrow, a retired bastard, a classmate of Caulfield. The two began to talk, especially that Holden was still lying on your account (it came with the name of the janitor of the school) and that of Morrow, praising him for his modesty and shyness, and so on. The woman was obviously very happy to hear those words, to the point of inviting him, before returning to Newark during the summer by Ernest.
Chapter 9 th - The hotel and Faith --- Arriving in New York, Holden decided to summon some of his knowledge, but eventually that stopped a taxi and, given the late hours, he walked into a hotel in the city where he would stay for a few days. The view from the room that had been assigned was not at all good, but he took no notice. He remembered suddenly of Faith Canvedish some of which had the number: it was a girl with loose morals, but not a prostitute. He called but the discussion ended in a stalemate.
10 th Chapter - The Lilac Room and the three women --- Having taken a shower, Holden, not yet tired, decided to go in the hall of the hotel in Lille to stay, then the temptation to call the sister Phoebe, a very smart little girl at age of ten years. The lobby of the was almost empty, apart from some kind suspicion. The Lilac room was not crowded, only a few old and three young women, about thirty, who were at the table next to Holden. With one of these the boy creates a sort of confidential relationship just as they danced: the rest were, according to him, a little smarter and much less interested in what he meant. Then offered a few drinks to the ladies, who soon after they left, Holden came back in the lobby of the hotel.
11 th Chapter - Memories of the past --- Suddenly, as he walked toward the hall, in his mind the image of Jane back together Ward and the idea that the two had had a relationship very unlikely Holden greatly irritated, perhaps due to jealousy provocatagli by memories of time spent together to the girl was not his girlfriend, but a true friend, for whom he felt a strong admiration that even he himself could explain. He also remembered the day when they met, how he had taught her to play golf, how you holding hands. But the idea of \u200b\u200bher with Stradlater infuriated him, and given that the hotel was almost completely empty, took a taxi and started to go by Ernie, a nightclub.
12 th Chapter - From Ernie --- The taxi driver was quite friendly but very likely. For every question Holden's doing, he responded with violence, perhaps because it actually did not know the answer. Came from Ernie, the guy must have realized that the room was full of students or other people of his age. He was assigned a table at which he could not see the artist playing the piano and to complicate matters, there was also Lillian Simmons, a former girlfriend of Holden's older brother, DB, who, with her boyfriend, a Marine, had blocked the narrow passage that allowed people to go in that small nightclub. Of course, began to converse with him only because she spoke of her brother and for the same reason he invited him to their table, But Holden, inventing an excuse, he left the room.
the 13th Chapter - --- The prostitute that night, which seemed not to end up more, walk to Ernie Holden returned to his hotel only to get away from Lillian. Snow, freshly fallen, seemed to have completely melted on the sidewalks empty and cold dominated the streets of the Big Apple. Holden, as he walked toward his plan, he received a proposal from Maurice, the elevator employee, "spend a night with a prostitute for just five dollars." The boy accepted and then immediately regret it afterwards. He had never had sex and that seemed, perhaps, the right to have one night. More time passed, more was unknowingly quiet. But when Sunny came, incredibly young, became suddenly nervous, especially because of the behavior of casual and uninterested girl. He was very young. Perhaps he was the same age as Holden. Or maybe not. Caulfield at the end decided not to continue with what he had in mind and said to the prostitute to leave because he would have paid the same. But the five dollars she was not enough: in fact, claimed that he had at least ten, but Holden was determined not to pay more and calmed down seeing her leave.
14 th Chapter - The "collection" of "debt" --- Trying to dismiss the memory of Sunny, Holden "spoke" for a while 'to students and wanted to pray, but did not succeed. Then tried to sleep, but this attempt was in vain. He got out of bed and then began to smoke a cigarette when suddenly someone knocked at the door the young man knew who he was and what he is. Holden was confronted Sunny and Maurice had come to collect the five dollars that he had rightly refused to pay. Initially, the clerk of the lift, or rather, the protector of a prostitute, he spoke calmly, but when he saw that the teenager did not want to give those five dollar became aggressive and pushed him against the wall and then, offended by some insult, punch him in the stomach, only after Sunny had recovered from the portfolio, the debt. It was nearly dawn and that was the second "punch" received in 24 hours: Holden was exhausted and lay on the bed to rest.
the 15th Chapter - First appointment with Sally and the two sisters --- The sun had now risen when Holden woke up with a certain hunger. Did not order the breakfast to avoid meeting Maurice. He decided to leave the hotel, but not before he called Sally Hayes, an old friend, and so did the luggage, then headed to the train station where he left and made a hearty breakfast. While taking the first meal after what he had eaten Saturday Agerstown went to two sisters, with whom he argued for a while '. They were, according to Holden, very nice and that is why god decided to make a donation for alms. The two women welcomed the kind offer willingly even though they were a bit 'hesitant resources at his disposal.
the 16th Chapter - Old memories --- After the breakfast, Holden bought a record for Phoebe, she knew, she would have liked. Then, as he had a great desire to see someone familiar, or perhaps especially his sister, went to the park where she knew that coated every Saturday, as he once was same, but you are wrong. Phoebe was not there: there were several boys and girls, but she did not. He went then to a little girl and asked if he knew and he knew where he was: she said that perhaps it was in the museum with his class, but Holden remembered it was Sunday and the school was closed. He wanted to go there himself, in that museum, but surfaced in the past and old memories come a long period of time, it was decided not to do so because he was late appointment with Sally. So, he called a taxi.
the 17th Chapter - A theater --- Sally Holden Sally waited for a while 'time at the place where they had gathered and even though she had arrived late was happy to see you again. They took a taxi and went back to the theater where he had bought two tickets. The girl was very excited for the show, because he admired the Lunt, some of the protagonists. After the play the two went to a skating rink and, given their limited technical skills, we stayed for a short time before going to that bar where Holden would have broken their friendship. Sally suddenly proposed to leave New York to get away from all the bustle of the city, leaving all the habits and walk away from it all, to marry and create a family together. She was not at all agree, and he was very angry, leaving Only when he was insulted by Holden. The funny thing is that he could not explain why he said all those things, as indeed he was not particularly attracted.
18 th chapter - At the movies --- When Sally went off Holden went to eat at a bar. Soon after he tried to call Jane, but no one answered. So, since he did not want to spend the day alone, he called one of his old school friends, Carl Luce, who said he could meet with him just for a drink, and not for dinner.
Chapter 19 - Dialogue with Carl Holden --- came early in the bar, not to seem minor, it rose to order something. After a short time also came Carl Luce. The latter was, according to Holden, an intellectual: he had the highest IQ of any one of the schools attended by the protagonist. He was one who knew everything about sex and all came to him as if to ask for advice. But this time, Luce did not want to talk about these things and so each call to Holden was trying to change the subject. He was not sorry to see the boy, but soon left him alone in the bar because he had certain commitments.
the 20th Chapter - Holden drunk --- Up in the night Holden continued to drink up to see almost continuously drunk double. He probably felt guilty for having insulted Sally and perhaps this is why he called that night, telling her he was going to help you decorate the Christmas tree. A few minutes later left the phone booth and the bar with the intention of going to that lake next to Central Park where they were the ducks to see what had happened. Holden knew New York, but because alcohol all seemed very dark around and what caused him many difficulties in the search of the lake. For most of his hair was wet and given the low temperature almost all of them had frozen: this is where he got the idea that perhaps he had taken a pneumonia, which would led to the death. Suddenly he thought of all those who would come to his funeral and the only person for whom he was sorry he was, in addition to his mother, old Phoebe had a strong affection for him. Arriving at the lake, he decided, driven by melancholy, of going to see her sister while running the risk of being discovered by his parents.
the 21st Chapter - Homecoming --- Holden, however, was lucky that night. When he arrived in the building where his parents lived the clerk of the lift had been changed and, with a new lie, he managed to reach the floor of his house. He opened the door. There was a smell specific that made him understand to be the right place. She walked the floor, not so much as not to wake the maid, almost completely deaf, or father, that he would not wake up to no noise, but not to raise their mother, always very nervous after the death of Allie. When he managed to find Phoebe's room he noticed that his parents were not at home: in fact, according to the story of the sister had left and would return very late, given the fact that they took the car. Phoebe was very excited to review her brother, demonstrated by his affection, he could not support. However, being very intelligent, he realized that his brother would probably have been expelled from Pencey and went on to say that his father would have killed him, perhaps because he was worried about him.
22 ° Chapter - Seeking to reassure Phoebe --- Holden said his sister to calm down, he would find a job away from New York and it had helped to sustain, but there was no way to convince . She said that there was nothing he liked and if there was actually something or someone was dead, Allie. Unfortunately, Phoebe was right: in fact, Holden , not concentrate as she could not find anything. Finally, he succeeded in calming her sister and went to call his old teacher, Professor. Antolini, who now lived in New York.
23 ° Chapter - Almost surprised --- Professor. the phone was very kind and proved comfortable in accepting the next view of the young. Meanwhile, after telephoning, Holden danced with Phoebe: he could dance very well, despite being young. But the subsequent discussion was interrupted by the noise from the front door: the parents were coming back. The boy quickly extinguished the light and lit the cigarette he held in his hand, waving a bit 'so that the air did not feel the smell of smoke. Then he hid in the closet and, after his mother gave him good night to Phoebe, the latter lent him eight dollars, but would not accept them. He came out of the case plan, while not afraid of being discovered.
24 th Chapter - The strange night --- To get by prof. Antolini, while not wishing to spend the money to Phoebe, Holden reluctantly took a taxi. Prof. he was quite drunk, as his wife, Lillian, who served coffee, went to bed. He went a long discussion between the boy and the teacher, who was trying to make him understand the meaning of his life, what could be great, but awfully tired listener did not understand almost nothing. Consequently, the bed was prepared and was able to rest. Before dawn he heard Holden caressing the head by someone's hand was prof. Antolini! The young man, confused, scared and nervous she dressed quickly and with the excuse of having to pick up your luggage from the train left the house without giving further explanation and without any of the other receives.
25 th Chapter - The carousel and the rain was just --- day when Holden went to the station where he had packed. There, being tired, slept for a short period of time, until the room is not filled with people. He did not want to spend the money that Phoebe had lent him, but, being hungry, the same went to breakfast in a cheap restaurant. In those moments, Holden did not have sure good health: he had several times he seemed to feel nausea and fainting. While walking along the road, after eating, and Allie thought to the situation in which he was and so took the decision to go away forever from New York, maybe in the west where he found a job as a gas station and you would be deaf and dumb so fake do not hear the constant complaints of the people, to tell something, they should write their message on a card and hand under his nose, until it would be tired of it. But he thought that before doing so would have liked to see his sister again even to give it the eight U.S. dollars and sixty-five cents that had lent him. He wrote a note then saying it should have been found in front of the museum to give a farewell: gave the ticket to a woman who said to give it to the school. And so he did. While he was waiting, he thought that Holden does not get much, but heartened when they see it, even carried a large suitcase with him: in fact, Phoebe wanted to go with him but did not realize that this was impossible. When her brother said so bruttale, began to cry and the subsequent apologies were futile and the denial of his departure. Only the proposal to go to the zoo and she liked the rides. Phoebe got there he did a few laps on them. This time Holden did not mind: he would not go anywhere but it would be remained in New York.
26 th Chapter - Conclusion --- Now, Holden was in a clinic to treat tuberculosis , namely tuberculosis, which most likely became ill because of too much smoking and alcohol consumption. It 's funny, but it also followed that course of psychoanalysis suggested by Carl Luce, the guy whose father was a psychoanalyst. But realizing that he was to miss everyone, as Ackley or Stradlater or even Maurice, because " If someone says something, it ends that you miss all .
Analysis of characters
Holden Caulfield -
protagonist Holden Caulfield is a sixteen year old that belongs to a wealthy American family in New York, became the head of household due to the occupation of lawyer. She has a sister than a decade, named Phoebe, and older brother who lives in Hollywood and is a writer named DB
Catcher in the Rye, at the beginning of the book, attended the Institute for Pencey Agerstown in Pennsylvania, but unfortunately is about to leave, as he did with the other three, because of the four subjects that did not reach enough: among them do not meet the English, since Holden, who loves to read many books and hates the cinema and theater, has a wide choice of words that allows you to write good themes. However, according to him the way he talks is very simplistic and repetitive in some sections. In addition, to finish as quickly as a thought or a phrase often used expressions like " and company, so on, vattelappesca, et cetera, or whatever, and everything ': all these indicate that he does not like to dwell a lot of things, preferring to be in some respects quite indifferent. Another feature of his language is that of the type of words used, often offensive to those to which they relate, as' rubbish, shit, shoot balls, bastard, stupid bastard ... . Finally, as mentioned earlier, it is very repetitive: this is especially evident in the chapter where there is the visit to the prof. Spencer: "There were things that to delight [...] it was clear that that purchase to delight the old Spencer [...] can buy a blanket to delight " but also in the rest of the text is often encountered the noun guys! "which the narrator uses imagery to emphasize the direct speech between Holden and the reader.
As mentioned, the protagonist the book was rejected at Pencey as in other schools, as it has responded to calls from parents and the headmaster Thurmer to focus more on the study. One can therefore conclude that Holden does not like to study, or at least does not like to engage in institutions such as Pencey attended largely by children from families that were filthy rich, but which were of great villains: the latter is confirmed the narrative where the narrator says that he was stole a camel-hair coat with fur-lined gloves in his pocket .
Holden at Pencey did not have many friends because of the previous reason, but for the most outstanding among them Ward Stradlater and Robert Ackley. The first is his roommate and the two there is a certain confidence that allows a person to say that Holden is quite nice in fact, at the request of Ward's jacket with diamond pattern, the young people say yes, but from the point of view of social class are almost the same plane. In addition, his kindness is also apparent in the 15th chapter when making a donation of ten dollars to the two sisters met in the station where he left the suitcases. Another feature is the jealousy of her nature: in fact, after Ward comes out with Jane, Holden is so jealous, even if it fails to admit it, by throwing her roommate, but do not succeed and there is He's the one who loses the most. Robert Ackley allows, however, to note the critical sense of youth who almost can not stand him, given his character as arrogant and annoying. Although Ackley is no doubt intolerable, the sixteen year old manages to restrain himself from telling him that he does not like his demeanor, even taking it around playfully.
For Holden is to be an obstacle, according to himself, his cowardice that allows him to fearlessly face whoever has committed a great wrong: for example, says that even if he knew who stole his gloves is safe that would do nothing, because he would not seek to deal with fear in his eyes more than anything else here as this is expressed in the text: " I just wanted to know who I had pinched the gloves Pencey [...] Not that I would do who knows what [...] I'm a coward, I will. I try not to show it but they are [...] If Pencey had discovered who had stolen his gloves [...] I went in his room and [...] then that thief would have said 'What gloves? "[...] With those gloves I had to hand in a nice molargli cazzottonone on the snout, [...] only that I would not have had the guts. "However, the cowardice is accompanied by a foolish pride and courage in the 14th chapter, when, despite being alone in the presence of Sunny and Maurice, very stronger than him, it offends many times, refusing to give him five dollars, is it likely that his audacity is establishing itself at times when very nervous, as he says in the following section: " H: Leave me alone . Take off the feet, - I said. I still had his arms crossed and everything. God, so far as idiot! [...] H: Do not touch my wallet! [...] And suddenly I began to cry. I do not know what I'd give for not having done so, but I cried. [...] I told him that he was a damned dirty bastard. [...] I was a little 'crying. I was so damn mad and nervous and so on, . Among the latest
characteristics of Holden, the one that has greater prominence in the story is its immediacy, which is especially evident in the speech, first foolish, the other as a solution to his escape from the world, with Sally Hayes, when proposed to escape from somewhere so can not see all going crazy for cars, for film and theater, not to become a lawyer who goes to the office by bus or taxi: this highlights another aspect of his behavior is childish indeed the young man says that although sixteen, he acts like a thirteen year old, or like a child who persistently cause others and do things without knowing why. In the case of dialogue with Sally, he does not know why he came up with that idea, but back to reality is just the girl who says, " S: You can not do certain things [...] To begin with we are almost two children. And then you stop for a moment to consider what would you do if you do not find a job when you run out of money? Die of hunger. This whole story is [...] absurd. " In reference to how to cause others, Holden, having been refused by Sally, becomes even petty, insulting the girl laughing and crying when this: what has been said is illustrated by the following paragraph of the text: " H: Come on let's get out of here. [...] If you want to know, you're on boxes that do not have an idea - usually the girls never say such strong words [...] but she was depressing. [...] She began to cry even [...] and at one point I did something I should not do. I laughed. And I have one of those laughs that make everyone turn. [...] The old Sally was furious worse than ever. "
Holden belongs to a family whose members have a common religion: in fact, having the father and the mother of the boy a different religion, children are atheists and therefore do not believe in God the most interesting aspect of being an atheist the young man is that he does, however, several references to Him and pray even in times of trouble: the parts where God Holden appointment more often are those that include short night spent in the case of Professor Antolini final encounter with Maurice and Sunny.
Moreover, the characteristic that manifests itself more than the others is to lie: Holden mind several times in the novel, almost always a good end to the other, for good or for himself, as in the following examples: a
) On the train Agerstown - New York invents a fake name, it says Ernest Morrow's mother's name was Rudolph Schmidt (who was actually the name of the janitor of the school)
b) On the train Agerstown - New York mother of the mind Ernest Morrow telling her that her son was very good, shy, modest, and who engage in school life, while in reality he considered "The most emeritus bastard who had never been at Pencey the entire dirty history of the Institute. After he took a shower, he always went down the corridor banging on a towel soaked ass people. "
c) In New York several times said to be of age, especially for drinking
d) A parents' house to his sister Phoebe says that he was not kicked out of Pencey, even if she feels
e) house of prof. Spencer says the teacher of history has to go because he has to take her things from the gym before leaving in reality, they never ever kept his things in the gym and told him just to escape that preaches non-stop between the smell of Vicks drops against the cold in this house.
Regarding the physical aspect of Holden, the narrator says that he is a skinny guy and that does not follow special diets to gain weight. E 'six feet high and through his hair, on the one side white, sometimes fails to make alcohol declaring an adult and furious when the others do not believe his lies.
Finally, the book can be seen that, following the death of his brother Allie, who was very attached, the only fundamental bond with the family is the little sister Phoebe, a bold little girl who resembles his brother died, however. In fact, Holden wants so much to his sister and that is why we decided to say good-bye before his departure, then, is not implemented.
Ultimately, Holden, a character at the same time simple and complicated for many aspects, the protagonist of this short adventure is considered a traveler without a destination, since, although well acquainted with the city of New York, it seems almost lost in the immense metropolis , full of dangers to which the young can not escape. His mood is almost always characterized by a dramatic slide of sadness and depression, which wraps for most of the time. Being young, in search of new discoveries, answers to several questions: search very complicated due to the nature of the sometimes cruel world that seems totally caring for a sixteen year old who drinks and smokes in bars, wandering alone for a big city looking for a shelter to save money, without too much trouble, a new disappointment to his family, now the widow of one of its components, Allie, Holden's brother, who died of leukemia.
Holden is protagonist of the story, it is a character in some respects dynamic and static for other : dynamic, with regard to his emotional state the subject not a few changes and his way of thinking about the flight, static, for his appearance and demeanor, how to lie shamelessly, and his presentation is almost always directly , because it is a car - presentation, since he himself is the narrator.
Stradlater Ward - antagonist, secondary character
Ward Stradlater is Holden's roommate at Pencey. He comes from a rich American family and is presented as a character quite nice, even against Ackley who do not appreciate it at all. Ward is a character who, according to Holden, it is always in a hurry and for which everything is an affair of state. With a friendly, even if false, is an individual Stradlater very conceited and, according to the narrator, has good reason to be so regarded by others as it is quite nice and has happened with almost all the girls, with Jane, because of dispute between two roommates. We love because he believes to be the most handsome guy Western Hemisphere and as all those who believe the phenomena is always to ask that it be made of the big favors, as when she asks Holden to make him the subject of English. Stradlater is a person for whom they are only important in its own problems and those of others are not even worthy of attention. He 's interested, according to Holden, only the sexual stuff and never be able to send someone a message from someone else. But the most positive aspect of Stradlater is that he does not want so many explanations, unlike Ackley who always tries to get the affairs of others. It 'too rude, reserved, tolerant of certain points of view:
a) rude because when he returned to room after leaving with Jane does not appreciate at all the issue on the glove Allie written by Holden, even angry , the tears
b) reserved why not respond to provocative questions about the appointment of roommate with a friend of the latter
c) tolerant because it does not react immediately to the insults of Holden and the punch that it tries to deliver, but resisting the urge to strike as long as this does not start again to insult him giving him an asshole, "because according to the protagonist all the bastards can not stand to hear an asshole "
Ward is a secondary character of this affair until the seventh chapter (included) that has the role antagonist against the protagonist. Is presented by the narrator directly (ie Holden) and indirectly its attitudes.
Robert Ackley - secondary character, helping
Robert Ackley's room is next to Holden and Ward: The four, including the partner Ackley, Herb Gale, benefiting from the same wing Ossenburger shower because it is a one to two bedrooms. Ackley, Stradlater less rich, is a special type that is at Pencey for four years now and it is fired. It 's almost always when there's Ward, for whom he is a sincere hatred because of criticism of him for both his hygiene habits, Holden's room and continues to touch everything that there is never without putting things in their place, a characteristic that irritates the protagonist of the story. Ackley has eighteen years old and must always repeat it to those who are younger than him, also does not like being called a rookie or prince, words often used by Holden. Do not ever want to give the idea of \u200b\u200bmaking a visit to someone and therefore always greeted with a rumble that hints at boredom tested as never goes anywhere he. It 's a very persistent person who can not live without getting the affairs of others, of those few others who attended, as it has very few friends. It 'also a coward in some respects: in fact, refuses to "hosting" for the night after Holden the latter's quarrel with Ward, even though his roommate is away for the weekend. It 's always ready to criticize others, even for no reason, just to talk about something or disturb someone. As regards his physical appearance, Holden said that Ackley is up more than one and ninety, with her back round and some teeth that makes you sick. Furthermore, says that when roommates has never seen brushing your teeth. And 'why is not it Robert Stradlater not stand, because that is said to brush your teeth.
Ackley is a secondary character , present only in the opening chapter, which has the role of aide against Holden. It 's a static character because, for example, continues to think badly of Ward when Caulfield tries to convince him otherwise.
Professor Spencer - secondary character, helping
Professor. Spencer held his job at the Institute of Pencey, Holden, where he studied the same, it is no coincidence that his history teacher. The professor is a kind and honest person who tries to help Caulfield as best he can find his way "Lost" and to do more in school life, according to him very important. It makes however be unable to do anything for the young because There will be appropriate only when the time comes, that is when it is too late to regret the years lost in vain. Holden's is, for some reason, very seriously, but also decided to reject his visa on the commitment of the very poor boy who, at the bottom to verify optional, assumes full responsibility for not making him feel guilty about his decision, writing a message.
Professor. Spencer is a very old and, according to Holden, to see it, one wonders why it is still alive because when he dropped the chalk across the board asks the boy the first banks to raise. However, there are things to delight him, trivial things How to buy a blanket.
Professor. Spencer is a secondary character that has no doubt the role of assistant against Holden. It 's a static character , given its presence only in the second chapter. Is provided solely directly by the narrator.
Phoebe Caulfield - the main character, helping
Phoebe is the youngest sister of Holden. Ten years old and was born after Allie. It 's a person with common sense and, despite his young age, intelligence, so it is good even at school, where everyone always gets to ten. And 'even smarter than it was Allie, always understand what you are talking about and is able to recognize if a movie is good or not, has therefore critical. Writes books about a certain Hazel Weatherfield, a girl orphan who finally meets his father, who is always a man of about twenty years, attractive. Most likely the sister of Holden sees herself in this fictional character, because, when his brother comes home, finds a notebook in which it says many times the name "Phoebe Weatherfield Caulfield": the girl, in fact, do not like his middle name, Josephine, and therefore spends more time looking for new ones. A Phoebe very noticeable feature in the book is his emotions. This aspect of his character is especially evident in the visit by Holden when she realizes that her brother was kicked out of Pencey fact, the following section of text is a confirmation: " P: Why did not you come Wednesday? [...] You've been kicked out! You've been kicked out! [...] You've been thrown out. Holden Oh! - It 's very emotional word of honor. " In another section where you can see his emotions, or being still a child, or his insistence, is located in the penultimate chapter when, in front of the museum, Holden tells her she can not go with him, " P: I can not go with you? Holden! I can not? Please - H: No, shut up [...] P: Please, Holden. Please. Let me come [...] H: You do not come [...] She began to cry . Finally, moreover, is an excellent dancer, the best that Holden has ever known.
In general, Phoebe Holden represents a call to the family from which it is almost completely detached, and not only that but also to reason, the affection he feels towards his loved ones. It is therefore no coincidence that the boy, once arrived in New York, he thought to call her sister.
Regarding the physical appearance of Phoebe, the narrator says he has red hair, a bit 'like Allie, and summer is very short. In the summer if he pulls behind his ears in winter take them long, sometimes braided. It is said that two ears very cute and small. E 'thin thin, but pretty thin, as thin as a pad. Phoebe is a
main character, of great importance in the narrative because it determines the final, and the role of assistant against Holden. It 's a static character the physical point of view, but taking into account the emotional side of his character is certainly a dynamic character . It is presented by the narrator directly.
Allie Caulfield - (main character), helping
Allie is Holden's deceased brother, who is two years older than him (Allie). Allie was a boy fifty times smarter and smarter Holden, always friendly and smiling. A school was always praised for his skill in all subjects. Allie was playing baseball. He had that glove with all the poems written on with permanent marker green, he read while it was busy during the match between a launch and another. He had red hair, but despite the rumors about the red ones, they get angry very easily, Allie, very red, was very quiet. He was always the one hand, without saying anything, watching this while Holden played golf. Allie was so. He died in 1946 as a result of leukemia that strikes at the young age of only thirteen. After that, the family moved from Maine to the State of New York.
Holden was for an important reference point: indeed, after his death, Holden is closed in the garage with his right fist and broke all the windows cause serious injury to the arm, he does not know why they do it, perhaps out of anger, sadness , or other reasons. To take the place of reference for the protagonist the book is Phoebe, similar in all respects to the deceased brother.
Allie Caulfield can be considered, though not in life, a main character in the role of assistant against Holden as it is to him that he turns in moments of difficulty, with which he speaks, as after seeing Sunny. Even if you are not quite able to fully analyze this character, you can probably say that he is static. Finally, is presented directly by the narrator.
Jane Gallagher - pop
Jane Gallagher is a childhood friend Holden Caulfield. They met two years before the holding of the case because the dog of the girl who always went to do his business in the courtyard of Holden. Got to know a morning at the golf club, and since then became great friends. Not that Jane liked to Caulfield, but it was funny. You excited for almost anything, like a play or a movie in cinema. Play checkers and always keeps her ladies in the back row, never move that sometimes, but she also enjoys almost any athletic sport, like tennis. She loves reading and reads only very good books. She is the only person that Holden did read the poems on the gauntlet Allie, even though he had never known. E ' a special girl Jane, one of those that if you hold the hand you do not ever get bored, but, rather, are you happy for some reason. Sometimes it does things that make you stand open-mouthed, like putting your hand behind the neck of someone, given the fact that they do so only women to their husbands, or mothers to their children. She does not like at all Mr. Cudahy, the husband of the mother, one who never stopped drinking and smoking.
Even Jane had a great affection towards Holden, as did the boy: Is this the reason why Holden gets very jealous after the meeting between her and her roommate, Ward Stradlater.
Jane Gallagher is a pop , even if it is only named and not directly involved in the narrative, that interact with the protagonist. Can not find her a role in the affair, for the very reason above. It 's a static character presented directly by the narrator.
Sally Hayes - secondary character, helping
Sally Hayes is an old acquaintance of Holden Caulfield. Once, when the two attended regularly, the boy believed intelligent, albeit after he had to think again. It 's a damn cute girl the sonorous voice that can embarrass you in front of everyone. She loves the theater, cinema and all that it is connected, unlike Holden who can not stand those actors who know that they're so good and do not understand when they performed to perfection, because there are always people who applaud. Sally is, from some points of view, a person quite superb: this part of his character was evidenced by his story during a phone call from Holden about all those guys make the court, also, when he goes somewhere, there is always someone who knows and never goes to greet him. Another feature of his character is being easily offended: this statement is confirmed in the stretch where it hurts because of an insult to Holden, while the ice rink.
Finally, we can say that Sally has in a sense, afraid of the world, but is also responsible and reflects a lot: in fact, respond negatively to the proposal for Holden to run away from New York.
Sally Hayes is a secondary character , present in only two chapters, which has the role of assistant against Holden in a way that brings him back to reality from his dream of escape impossible. It 's a dynamic character in reference to his behavior with Caulfield and presented directly by the narrator. Other characters
addition to the nine characters described so far, in the text are a number of other, all with the condition of occurrence in different roles. A key feature of this book is the narrator, that is, Holden, to appear, or at least to declare what he likes or dislikes, uses other people known in previous years, for example, Pencey, which have certain characteristics. Here, then, the remaining characters in:
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DB - just appointed, DB is Holden's older brother who lives in Hollywood and writes books like "The little fish hidden." According to the narrator in the capital went to the cinema only disgraced : this vulgar expression is undoubtedly used to make clearer the contempt of the protagonist of the book against the film
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Thurmer Dean - just mentioned, is the Dean of Pencey Thurmer, for Agerstown, and is, according to Holden, a marpione sfessato: confirmed by the characteristic behavior of children and their parents, for example, by advertising that makes the school
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Thurmer daughter of the Dean - just mentioned, is the daughter of Dean Thurmer and, unlike his father, is very nice, but not too good
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Robert Tichener - Appointed only boy with whom Holden passed the ball in front of the school (character called only to discuss the way to say goodbye to a place)
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Paul Campbell - appointed only boy with whom Holden passed the ball front of the school (character called only to discuss the way to say goodbye to a place)
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Lady Spencer - appearance, is the wife of prof. Spencer. It 's a bit deaf, because they do not always respond to Holden, which is probably nice when it calls or asks for something. Do not sleep in the same room as her husband
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Zambezi River - just named, is professor of biology in the evening when Holden was passing the ball with those two guys, reminds them to fit into the school because of late
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Dean Haas - just named, is the Dean of Elkton Hills school and, according to Holden, ten times worse than Thurmer (Pencey). In fact, had a different way of behaving with the parents of several students: If you were rich would linger to discuss with them half an hour, if they were the opposite, and spoke in a strange way not even five minutes he stopped
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Edgar Marsala - just named, is the guy who disturbs Ossenburger speech while all the students are in the chapel
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Ossenburger - just named, is the one which takes its name from the wing which houses Holden at Pencey. It 'an individual who has studied at the same Institute of Caulfield and that, thanks to its undertaker, has become very rich
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Mal Brossard - just named, is the guy you go to Holden and Ackley Agerstown cinema and to eat a hamburger. Mal does not support Ackley, who has a mutual feeling towards him
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Ed Banky - just named, is the coach Basketball at Pencey. Always pay Stradlater Ward to his car, although this is prohibited by school rules, because it is one of his favorites
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Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt - just named, are the caretakers of the school and Holden is making use of their surname to falsely present the mother of one of the students he meets on the train Pencey Agerstown - New York
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No Appearance 1 - appearance, the name is not specified but is quell'anziano man who carries the luggage of Holden in the hotel. The narrator says that the man of sixty-five had their hair all combed on the one hand to hide his baldness
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Ely - just named, is the roommate of Ackley who goes home every weekend
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grandmother Holden - just named, the grandmother of Holden, now elderly, continues to send money to his nephew, four times a year for his birthday
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Frederick Woodruff - appearance, is one who buys from Pencey Holden his typewriter
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Ernest Morrow - just named, is the most Emeritus bastard that there is at Pencey, Holden second: he is arrogant and not very discreet
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Mother of Ernest Morrow - pop, Ernest Morrow's mother is a kind woman, sensitive and sympathetic character who does not realize what kind is his son
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Mother of Sally Hayes - just named, Sally Hayes's mother is, according to the narrator, an indiscreet person who did not like that her daughter often Holden
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Taxi Drivers - There are two taxi drivers as described in more detail by Holden
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No Taxi Driver 1 - appearance, the driver n. Holden is a leading Hotel where staying for a short time. This is a reserved and unwilling to talk
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No Taxi Driver 2 (name Horwitz) - appearance, the driver n. 2 is more open to dialogue than the driver n. 1, even if he gets angry very easily because of the demand made to him by Holden, such as ducks on the lake what they do when winter comes and the water freezes.
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Anne Loise Sherman - just named, Anne is the girl with whom Holden had intimate attitudes
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Eddie Birdsell - just named Eddie, a student at Princeton, Holden is the one that gives the number of Faith Faith
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Canvedish - pop, Faith is the girl whom Holden had the number by Eddie Birdsell. Holden's description of her was that she had had a girl willing to have sex without being paid, that was not a prostitute
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Bernice Crabs / Krebs - pop, Bernice is, along with two other of her friends, she thirties that Holden encounters in Lille and in which room dancing. According to the protagonist of the story is not at all smart but dances well enough, certainly not as good as Phoebe, but discreetly. Throughout the duration of the dance not the blonde does nothing but look around the room in search of a famous person. She worked as her two friends in the insurance agency in Seattle
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Marty - appearance, is one of three girls who meet in the Holden Hall Lille. Balla really bad according to Holden and is also a liar
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Laverne - appearance, is one of three girls who meet in the Holden Hall Lille. Dances well enough, according to Mr Holden
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Cudahy - only appointed Mr. Cudahy is the husband of the mother of Jane Gallagher. It 'a person who drinks no respect and smokes all day long without the other case, which occurs only in case of any need
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Ernie - appearance, Mr. Ernie is a pianist who has a place frequented mostly by young people, and that sounds really good plan, even if it ends up not realizing it, to be like all those lost in the midst of applause, even false, it turned
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Lillian Simmons - pop, Lillian Simmons is the former girlfriend of DB's brother Holden. Lillian invites Holden to sit with her and her friend at a table only to return in the "thank you" rating is' a person who always tries to attract all the attention on itself and that is why, as the protagonist, which blocks the tiny space of the room through the other can pass
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Commander Blop - appearance, is the accompanist for the evening in which Lillian this meeting by Ernie Holden.
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Maurice - pop, Maurice is in charge of the elevator in the hotel where Holden houses and also manages the "business" of Sunny, the young prostitute. And 'he that Holden proposes to spend the night with the prostitute. It 'a liar and a blackmailer especially because, after saying that the "cost" is five dollars, says that the boy has to pay ten. It 'a person without scruples as directly attacking and insulting the protagonist of the book. E 'be considered an antagonist against Caulfield
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Sunny - pop, Sunny is the prostitute paid by Holden to spend the night with him. It 's a pretty girl and probably the same age as the young, or even less. It 's always nervous, so much smoke, and try to talk less. Along with Maurice blackmails Caulfield
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Arthur Childs - only appointed Arthu Childs is the guy you spoke Holden of questions concerning the Bible, God and religion in general.
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George - pop, Sally George is the person who says he knows the theater and really really knows.
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Sisters - extras, the two sisters that Holden encounters in the central station are two teachers who do their job in New York. They are in a sense an aid to the spiritual side of Holden, thanks to the dialogues that are set before leaving the station
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Dick Slagle - just appointed, Dick is a former classmate of Holden who had bags of low- cost (introduced just to say that does not like little suitcases care etc. ...)
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Louis Gorman - just named, Louis Gorman p a former classmate of Holden. Catholic religion, Loius asks Holden what religion is (to say that Catholics introduced are always trying to find out if you're Catholic)
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Prof. Antolini - pop, prof. Antolini is a pretty good character, kind and friendly which allows Holden to stay in his house and his wife for the night. However, according to Holden, the star reveals a disturbing side to his character, which can not explain, when the cuddle or caress his head.
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Carl Luce - pop, Carl Luce is a former classmate of Holden, three years older than him. It 'a kind very intellectual with a very high IQ's are not very nice Holden, however, accept his invitation to drink in a bar.
All of these characters, some more than others, allow us to reconstruct the complex character of the protagonist of the book.
General analysis of the book
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The beginning of the book is in medias - res: in fact the narrator-protagonist of the story begins with a speech to the reader, without any presentation, but only with a rhetorical question, considering the fact that anyone who reads the book is unable to respond directly to the narrator.
The End of the book is narrative. In fact, the narrator focuses in part on what happened after that Monday when Holden forced, in a sense, the little sister to stay in New York and abandon his dream of escaping elsewhere.
fabula Value - The ratio plot
fabula - not the same plot as there are several flashbacks in the text used by the narrator to tell the internal reader explicitly what the protagonist would prefer to mostly in reference to topics that allow the reconstruction of his character portrait.
An example might be a reference to Catholics and that they seek, according to Holden, to know if you're Catholic like them, in this case, his memory returns to Whooton and that his school friend named Arthur Childs ( see page 114).
time in history - the time of the speech
time history can be placed towards the end of 1947: This data is supplied from the date of death of Holden's brother, Allie, in 1946. In fact, Holden had fifteen years to the death of his brother (who was thirteen), a year after it has made sixteen. The total duration of the story is between a Saturday morning and afternoon the following Monday, so the story takes place in about three days.
time of the speech is of 239 pages and, as there are different temporal and digressions are not using the present tense, it does not coincide with the time of history .
Distance
In all twenty-five chapters of the book are present, along with various dialogues, numerous interventions of the narrator and even prevailing narrative sequences only then we can say that the story is diegetic. Warns the reader so the distance that separates it from the characters of the text.
Time and narrative rhythm
The narrative pace is mostly to the scene, but is remarkably reduced during the many flashbacks, including one mentioned in the report is fabula - plot. In addition, it is accelerated in the presence of these few ellipses, which can be an example of the text in which he makes the trip to Holden from Trenton to New York, or the short time that the boy is asleep in the house of prof. Antolini, omitted by the narrator.
Area
In the book "Catcher in the Rye", presents a wide variety of spaces due to the rapid movement of the boy from side to side the City of New York. There are, then, both internal and external spaces spaces:
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interior space - the house of prof. Spencer, the dormitory wing Ossenburger Pencey (chamber Holden, Ackley's room, toilets, etc ...), Agerstown train from New York, several taxi, Edmont Hotel (Room Lille, Holden's room, etc ...), night clubs Ernie, bar, train station (where to file cases), theater and ice rink (visited with Jane), home of Professor Antolini, Holden's house, Phoebe's school, museum (American Indian) cinema rink etc ...
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Spaces - Hill next to the rugby field, the streets of New York, Central Park in New York, lake next to Central Park Zoo, the space next to the carousel area in front of the museum, etc ...
It may be noted, however, to prevail are the interior and then the story takes place mostly in the latter.
Narrator The narrator of the book coincides with a character: in fact, to tell the story is just the book's protagonist, Holden ie. The latter, who said using the first person singular, took part in the conduct of the affair, and is aware of what happened.
Focus
The focus in this novel is internal. It can be said to be internal because much of the book the narrator is almost certain of what happened in the past but not being omniscient, does not trust all of his feelings.
Theme The theme of this novel focuses on the age of a young boy named Holden. Simple yet complex character, Holden is a tough young, adolescent victims of insecurity and anxiety which forced him to search for an unknown destination where you may perhaps find his inner harmony. You can then
identify other subthemes, the indifference of the people against a sixteen year old who wanders alone, even if lost in his hometown, in the world, he attended local prohibited to minors, drink alcohol and frequent prostitutes.
purpose and message
This book invites the reader to reflect on the difficult time spent by individuals who are in the adolescent stage, unsure of himself and especially without a solid support which enables them to find a purpose in life, they Opinion insignificant and dark.
" It 's a disturbing fact, " said Dr. Roger Nelson, emeritus researcher at Princeton University and head of the Global Consciousness Project (GCP), " for now grope in the dark." 
Also on January 21 last, Before and during the establishment of Obama in the White House, the same thing happened, that there has been a huge diversion of the numerical sequence (the sum should be equal to zero) as saying that pulling a coin in the air for 450 times in a row, it always came out head and always cross. a look at the chart ... It 's amazing! 
