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

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Q & A - SECTION 6

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19 comments:

  1. kurtNovember 25, 2009 at 2:25 PM

    Question for chapters 19-22
    what was Holden thinking about when he was worried about getting pneumonia?

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  2. kurtNovember 25, 2009 at 2:30 PM

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  4. kurtNovember 25, 2009 at 2:46 PM

    Question for chapters 23-26
    Why did Holden start crying when Phoebe went to give him her Christmas money?

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  5. Kirsty Weston-GruszeckyNovember 25, 2009 at 4:04 PM

    I think he might have just felt bad. She's his little sister and he really seems to care for her a lot.

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  6. Danielle-EwachaNovember 25, 2009 at 7:13 PM

    Holden gets really freaked out after the incident with Mr. Antolini. Why did he have all these crazy ideas of leaving and starting a new life after? He really should just start dealing with his problems, instead of always running away from them.

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  7. michael-gallagherNovember 27, 2009 at 12:22 AM

    Well Danielle, I think that Holden got all freaked out after the incident with Mr. Antolini because I believe Holden has been in that kind of situation before. He actually kind of hints to that at one point short after.
    After reading that, I put all the clues together and realised that it was a possibility that Holden was possibly violated or malested in the past. This could possibly explain why he seems to have no ambition anymore, he said that he used to but he doesn't. My theorie could also explain why he is always calling people phonies. If his violator was a well respected individual in society but in secret he did things to Holden, Holden might believe that more people who seem to be normal might infact be leading lives in secret, making them phonie. He is also very very protective of his little sister, maybe he doesn't want anything that happend to him to happen to her. Thats just my take on it. Agree? Disagree?

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  8. Yi WuNovember 27, 2009 at 12:48 PM

    I agree with Michael-Gallagher. I totally agree with his view of Holden's feelings and the way he thinks. Holden must have experienced some kind of violation of his body in the past to make him so upset.

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  9. SofiaNovember 27, 2009 at 1:09 PM

    Totally agree with what michael said, i knew right away when Holden started panicking that something bad must have happened to him growing up. I think those past incidences made him more cautious of people and look at the little things about them more. Its why he criticizes everyone and is so negative because of his past. He is trying to protect the bad things from his sister and any other kids, he has a really big soft spot for them. When he starts seeing all the profanity all over the city he gets really upset over the fact that kids have to see this and are growing up too fast. I think Holden is a big kid at heart, thats hiding!

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  10. jenniferNovember 27, 2009 at 1:10 PM

    I think Holden started crying when Phoebe gave him Christmas money because he cares a lot for her and for her to do something like that means a lot to him. I think he also didn't want to accept the money because it is his little sister and he may think it is wrong to take money from her. He may also think he should be the one to take care of her not her taking care of him, and that may be why he is a little protective over her.

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  11. milenaNovember 27, 2009 at 1:16 PM

    Hey guys! I need some help. Apparently the title of this book has to do with a poem written bu Robert Burns, called Comin' thro' The Rye. Anybody like to give me some ideas as to why the suthor would use this as a title, and what connections it has with
    the book? SO far it seems to me as though the poem refers to finding a soul mate, but I'm not fully sure. Any feed back would be much appreciated!
    O, Jenny's a' weet, poor body,
    Jenny's seldom dry:
    She draigl't a' her petticoatie,
    Comin thro' the rye!

    Comin thro' the rye, poor body,
    Comin thro' the rye,
    She draigl't a' her petticoatie,
    Comin thro' the rye!

    Gin a body meet a body
    Comin thro' the rye,
    Gin a body kiss a body,
    Need a body cry?

    Gin a body meet a body
    Comin thro' the glen,
    Gin a body kiss a body,
    Need the warl' ken?

    Gin a body meet a body
    Comin thro' the grain;
    Gin a body kiss a body,
    The thing's a body's ain.
    Gin a body kiss a body
    Comin' thro' the grain
    Need a body grudge a body
    What's a body's ain

    Every lassie has her laddie
    Nane, they say, ha'e I
    yet a' the lads they smile at me
    When comin' thro' the Rye

    Amang the train, there is a swain
    I dearly lo'e mysel'
    But whaur his hame, or what his name
    I dinna care to tell

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  12. milenaNovember 27, 2009 at 1:23 PM

    Oh, also, onn the site i found the poem on, there's plenty of comments on the bottom that have many point og view on how it relates to the novel. So, if you're curious, give it a look and let me know your opinions =)

    http://oldpoetry.com/opoem/398-Robert-Burns-Comin-Thro--The-Rye

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  13. Kirsty Weston-GruszeckyNovember 27, 2009 at 1:32 PM

    About michaels's comment I agree that he's been in that situation before. He does hint at it by saying on page 193 "That kind of stuff's happened to me about twenty times since I was a kid. I cant stand it." I totally agree that he may have been molested or something along those lines, and that could be the reason why he's so protective of his sister.
    To Jasmine's question, im not too sure if its from trauma or if it's actually there. I think it is a possibility that it is just from his trauma, I think he actually by this part in the book is going insane. I think this was probably the final part before he ended up in the rest home that people thought he may have been in when the book began.

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  14. Adam OkanoNovember 27, 2009 at 2:17 PM

    Yes it did seem like at the end of the book Holden dhad almost no control of his mind at times and i think if he would have described what he felt to a psychiatrist they probably would have been slightly concerned over this. In my opinion Holden was at least slightly losing his grip over reality and perhaps was describing his story to a psychiatrist or mental evaluator.

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  15. JakeNovember 28, 2009 at 3:53 PM

    I disagree with the people who are saying that Holden was going insane at the end of the book. He does act strange at some points during the end but I think this is more because from the end of chapter 19 up to chapter 25 he is drunk. Alcohol tends to make people not think very straight and I think this is what was happening with Holden.

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  16. allieNovember 29, 2009 at 10:35 AM

    I argee with Jake. Throught out the book Holden does act alittle strange, but I think its more because he has this guard up, he doesnt want to let anyone in and thats waht makes him act that way because he is alone all the time and doesnt know how to express himself to no one and thats why he drinks.

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  17. AnonymousNovember 29, 2009 at 1:35 PM

    I also agree with Jake. Holden is not going insane; he was simply experiencing a conflict; a conflict between himself and his morals. Throughout the book Holden makes it apparent that he does not know what he wants. But near the end of the book what Holden does reveal to us, is that he wants to be the "catcher in the rye" - the protector of innocence.

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  18. Marc..November 29, 2009 at 8:59 PM

    Answering Kurt's question.. I feel that Holden started to cry because he loves his little sister so very much that it hurts accepting money from her or any kind of gifts because he is the big brother and he is supposed to be the one helping his younger siblings not the other way around.

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  19. Kayla JacobsenNovember 29, 2009 at 10:50 PM

    Answering Jasmins question, I think it must have to do with all the trama. No way he could be acutally seeing that stuff. It's all in his head.

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