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Catcher in the Rye

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Modified by: Laura Parsons

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Holden Caulfield is seventeen years

old.

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He tells this story from a mental hospital in southern California.

Californiamental hospital

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He tells about events that took place over 2 days during the previous December.

December2 days

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He first tells about his older brother, D.B. who used to be a “terrific” short-story writer.

was a story writerHis older brother, D.B

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His brother now writes scripts in nearby Hollywood.

in Hollywoodnow writes scripts

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Holden begins his story at a private school in Pennsylvania called Pencey Prep.

Pencey PrepPennsylvania

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It is a Saturday afternoon on the day of the football game against rival school, Saxon Hall.

Football gameSaturday afternoon

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Holden is manager of the school’s fencing team.

Fancing teammanager

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He lost the team’s equipment on the subway that morning so he misses the game.

The team’s equipment

He lost

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Their fencing match in New York was cancelled.

Was cancelledNew York fencing match

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Holden goes to his history teacher’s, Mr. Spencer’s, home to say good-bye.

houseHistory teacher, Mr. Spencer’s

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Holden got expelled and is not to return after Christmas, which begins Wednesday.

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Mr. Spencer talks a lot but means well.

Talks a lotMr. Spencer

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Holden is able to escape back to his dorm.

escapes to his dorm

Holden

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A dorm neighbor, Ackley, disturbs him first.

disturbs himA dorm neighbor

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Then he argues with his roommate, Stradlater.

with his roommateHe argues

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Stradlater has just returned from a date with Holden’s old friend, Jane Gallagher.

With Holden’s friendHe had a date

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Stradlater wins the fight very easily.

the fightStradlater won

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Holden has had enough of Pencey Prep and catches a train to New York City.

to New York CityHolden catches a train

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He plans to stay in a hotel until Wednesday, when Christmas break begins, and then return home.

until WednesdayStay at a hotel

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On his way to New York City, Holden meets the mother of a classmate.

The Mother of a classmate

He meets

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He lies to the mother and tells her how popular her son, the “rat” is.

To the mother of his classmate

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Holden gets a hotel room in Manhattan.

in ManhattanHe gets a hotel room

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His room faces another wing of the hotel.

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He observes assorted behaviors by “perverts” that are staying in the hotel.

strange behaviorsHolden observes

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Holden begins to struggle with his own sexuality.

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In the hotel lobby, Holden meets three women in their thirties who are tourists from Seattle.

from SeattleThree women

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He dances with one of the women and ends up paying the bill for all of them.

and pays the billHolden dances

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Holden met other women at “Ernie’s” nightclub in Greenwich Village.

other women

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One of the women he met came back to his hotel room but he paid her to leave.

One woman went

with him

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The girl’s friend, Maurice, goes back to Holden’s hotel room and beats him up for more money.

beats Holden up

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Holden finally goes to sleep for just a short time on Sunday morning.

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When he wakes up he calls his friend, Sally Hayes, and asks her to go to a play with him.

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After that, he leaves his hotel room and checks his luggage at Grand Central Station.

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While he is waiting to meet Sally, he eats breakfast.

While he is waiting

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Then he meets two nuns and discusses the book “Romeo and Juliet” with one of them.

He meets two

nuns

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After that he looks for the record, “Little Shirley Beans”, for his 10-year-old sister.

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Holden finally meets with Sally whom he knows is “phony” and snobbish.

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They watch a play that features married broadway stars, Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.

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Next Sally and Holden skate at Radio City.

At Radio CityThey skate

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Holden tries to discuss things that matter to him and they get in a fight.

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Holden suggests that they run off together.

They run off together

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Instead, Holden leaves Sally and sees the show at Radio City Music Hall.

Sees a show atRadio City Music Hall

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Next he sees a movie and drinks a lot of alcohol.

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He continues to worry about the ducks in the lagoon at Central Park.

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He is not able to find the ducks at the park but tries really hard.

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Holden is exhausted and decides to head home to see his sister, Phoebe.

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Holden and Phoebe are friends as well as siblings.

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He tells her that he would like to be the “catcher in the rye”.

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He would like to stand near edge of the cliff of the field of rye and catch the children who come close to falling off.

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Holden’s parents return home after a late night out and don’t even see him.

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So, he leaves the apartment and visits one of his favorite teachers, Mr. Antolini.

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Although he hopes to stay there a few days, he leaves after waking to Mr. Antolini patting him on the head.

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On Monday morning, Holden meets Phoebe for lunch.

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He plans to tell her “good bye” and move to the west to live as a deaf mute.

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Phoebe insists on going with him so he decides to stay.

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In the end, Phoebe is riding a carousel in the rain as Holden is watching.

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