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Catcher has been banned from many schools for its language and content. What's your opinion?

Monday, November 23, 2009

Q & A - SECTION 5

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21 comments:

  1. JasmineNovember 23, 2009 at 1:41 PM

    I wonder if the record that Holden bought Phoebe breaking is symbolism for something?

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  2. kurtNovember 23, 2009 at 2:59 PM

    question for chapters 19-22
    What was Holden thinking about when he was worried about getting pneumonia?

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  3. Adam OkanoNovember 23, 2009 at 3:09 PM

    I think the broken record symbolizes a change om Holden himself. His old way of life may have shattered when Phoebe made him realize how negative he was and now he has to pick upthe pieces of his broken life.

    Holden was worried about getting pneumonia because you can develop the sickness from being in the cold for too long. Pneumonia can cause death and thus can be very serious. Holden obviously thought that if he got it he would probably die. Perhaps when the book is set this was true. Anyone know?

    Also what is a "flit" that he kept talking about?

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  4. Danielle-EwachaNovember 23, 2009 at 3:42 PM

    Why does Holden always ramble on about non sense to others? Is it because he's really nervous? Its really annoying that he keeps calling everyone he see's a phony. Like whats the point of that?

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  5. Danielle-EwachaNovember 23, 2009 at 3:43 PM

    When he talks about "the flits" it means all the empty-headed and erratic guys at the school.

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  6. Ms. BeebeNovember 24, 2009 at 8:36 AM

    I think "flit" is a 1950s slang term for homosexual. On page 143 Holden tells us that Carl Luce knew who "every flit and Lesbian in the United States was."

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  7. SofiaNovember 24, 2009 at 1:08 PM

    Why does Holden keep wanting to see the ducks and asking everyone about them? What signifigance do they have to him?

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  8. Ms. BeebeNovember 24, 2009 at 1:16 PM

    This is a question that everyone who reads the book wonders about. I have often thought that Holden's need to know where the ducks go in winter is a metaphor for where did Allie go after he died. Just a thought.

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  9. AnonymousNovember 24, 2009 at 1:32 PM

    I'm curious as to why Holden always gets rid of the only people that will actually put up with him, when it will only make him more lonely in the end?

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  10. ShanellNovember 24, 2009 at 2:26 PM

    I was wondering, if Holden had so much money when he first came from Pencey, how did he spend it all so quickly? He gave 10 to that one woman... bought drinks.. and took cabs... Nowadays that does seem expensive, but were drinks and cabs really that expensive back in the 50's?

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  11. ShanellNovember 24, 2009 at 2:36 PM

    I was also starting to wonder, is there a reason that Holden never seems to feel like calling up Jane? Or is it just some sort of coincidence? When Janes mom answers, why doesn't he just politely ask for Jane? I understand he doesn't like her... but he's called up lots of people he doesn't like already in the story. For example, Sally.

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  12. ChelseyNovember 24, 2009 at 3:10 PM

    Holden says that everyone who goes to the Wicker Bar at the Seton Hotel are phonies, yet he decided to met up with Carl Luce there. If he thinks they're all phonies there, why does he continue to go there?

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  13. RityNovember 24, 2009 at 3:12 PM

    Shanell, I think the issue is that he -does- like Jane. In some kind of, friendly way, at the least. So because of that he actually cares about how he goes about talking to her. Where as, with other people he doesn't think of quite so fondly, if he screws up with them, it doesn't really matter.

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  14. Danielle-EwachaNovember 24, 2009 at 9:07 PM

    Why does Holden want to be a Catcher in the Rye for his career? It doesn't really make sense.

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  15. Daniel McDonaldNovember 25, 2009 at 12:58 PM

    I find that interesting about the ducks. I can definitely see the connection between the ducks and Holden's missing of Allie.

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  16. JakeNovember 25, 2009 at 5:00 PM

    Danielle-Ewacha, I think Holden wants to be the Catcher in the Rye because he sees it as protecting the innocence of the children, something that he obviosly no longer has. The way I see it is that the cliff is adulthood, once the children go over there is no going back. I think Holden has realised that and didn't like what he found in adulthood, loneliness and unhappiness, so he wants to protect others from it.

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  17. Danielle-EwachaNovember 26, 2009 at 8:14 PM

    That makes a lot of sense actually.
    Thanks

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  18. Yi WuNovember 27, 2009 at 12:26 PM

    I agree with Jake. Holden wants to be the catcher in the rye, because he doesn't want anyone go through what he did. People seem to continually break his trust, and he just wants to protect the childen keep away from those situations.

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  19. AnonymousNovember 27, 2009 at 3:10 PM

    Jake is right, Holden wants to protect the innocence of children. That is why he is so discusted by the vulgarity written on the wall. He wants to protect children from finding out what the words meant. If you look further, "The Catcher In the Rye" is also in Holdens name. If you look at the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden_Caulfield
    it explains how the author J.D. Salinger came about in choosing the name of the protagonist in the novel. Under the title 'Namesake' it explains how the last name Caulfield actually represents "The Catcher in The Rye".

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  20. Marc..November 29, 2009 at 8:31 PM

    Why is Holden so noisy when it comes to other people's business..?

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  21. Kayla JacobsenNovember 29, 2009 at 10:47 PM

    I honestly wonder the same Marc! Like if he thinks people are always so phony and what not, why bother knowing there business because it's just going to make him mad because he will most likely think that whatever they are doing is something phony! Holden confuses me.

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