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THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

THE CATCHER IN THE RYE. Presentation by David Young. J.D. Salinger. American author 1919-2010 Raised in Manhattan Military involvement The Catcher in the Rye [1951]- best known novel . Character list. Ackley Stradlater Jane Gallagher Phoebe Caulfield Allie Caulfield D.B. Caulfield

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THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

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  1. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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.

  11. 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

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

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

  14. 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

  15. CREDITS • Music from The Running Ground www.myspace.com/therunningground

  16. CREDITS • Content: • SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on The Catcher in the Rye.” SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LLC. 2007. Web. 20 Oct. 2010. • McGunagle, Fred. “Mark David Chapman: The Man who Killed John Lennon”. TruTV. 2010. Turner. 7 Oct. 2010. <http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/terrorists_spies/assassins/chapman/1.html>. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2TaVnF3JBE&feature=related [ProssProductions]

  17. CREDITS • Images: • http://www.examiner.com/celebrity-headlines-in-los-angeles/rip-jd-salinger • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:J._D._Salinger_Signature.svg • http://www.ourcaucus.com/contact.html • http://www.do2learn.com/picturecards/printcards/2inch/imagegridswords/behavior2.htm • http://www.millerhats.com/hunting_catalog/hunting3.html • http://www.mathiosstudios.net/prints.html • http://groovyvic.mu.nu/archives/2006_01.php

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