Catcher in the Rye Chapters 15-26 – Flashcards
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1. What is the point that Holden tries to make about people when he elaborates about the suitcases of the nuns and of his former roommate?
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Holden tries to make the point that it is difficult to be friends with people in different classes because then someone is always jealous of what you have and you are never entirely comfortable with each other
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2. How does Holden treat the nuns?
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Holden treats the nuns very well and even gives them a donation that they don't ask for
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3. Why does Holden think it spoils a conversation if someone asks what religion he is?
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Holden thinks it spoils a conversation when someone asks what religion he is because catholics always want to convince you to be catholic and others just like to talk. he isn't very religious and doesn't have much to say about the topic
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1. Who does Holden make a date with? Why does he call her up if he thinks she's a phony?
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Holden makes a date with Sally and he calls her up because he desperately wants to connect with someone and the girl he likes to call up isn't available
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2. How does Holden treat little kids? Give an example.
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Holden treats little kids very well because he seems to relate to them better. For example he helps a little girl put on clothes because her hands are cold and she seems to be having trouble
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3. Does Holden know his way around the city? What does this tell us about him?
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Holden knows his way around the city very well. this shows that he spent his time exploring around the city probably by himself because he never seems satisfied
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1. How do Holden's feelings for women compare to his feelings for men?
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Holden feels sorry for women a lot of times and seems very sensitive to them but he seems to really dislike men and he thinks they're all phony's
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2. How does Holden feel about actors? How does he feel about The Lunts?
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Holden dislikes actors because they don't act like real people and he hated the lunts because they don't act like real people or actors. he thinks actors are phony or full of themselves.
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3. What is Holden's point about the difference between men owning a car and men owning a horse?
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Holden hates that men treat cars like they're living things when they aren't, like a scratch on them is tragic and he thinks that people should be riding horses because they really are living things s0 it isn't a wasted effort
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4. How does Holden describe a boy's school when talking to Sally?
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Holden describes a boys school as cliquey with a lot of phony's who only talk about sex and pretend to care about football
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5. Why does Holden want to take off with Sally now instead of after college? What's the difference in his eyes?
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Holden wants to take off with sally now instead of after college because after college they would have responsibilities and he would have after turned into a phony who makes a lot of money and goes to the movies
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1. What is Holden's opinion of the Christmas show at Radio City ?
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there isn't anything religious about a bunch of actors walking around holding crucifixes
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2. Why did Holden think the woman who cried through the movie was a phony?
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because she continued to tell her child to behave and pay attention when he needed to use the restroom but she cried during a fake play where a bunch of phony things happen
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1. Why did Holden get mad at Luce for calling his (Luce's) old girlfriend the "***** of New Hampshire"?
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she let him fool around with her and he felt he shouldn't be talking about her in that manner
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2. Who was Luce to Holden?
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Luce was someone Holden met at a previous school who he thought was kind of a phony but very intelligent and he liked to talk to him
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1. How does Holden "act" again in this chapter?
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when holden is really drunk and decides to leave the bar he once again put his hand on his stomach and acts as though he has been shot
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2. What happens to Holden at the Wicker Bar?
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holden gets really drunk and decides to dunk his head in the sink and he calls sally and tells her hell trim his tree for christmas eve
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3. What happens to Phoebe's record?
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when holden is in the park he drops her record and it shatters but he now keeps the useless pieces
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4. Where does Holden go right after he leaves the bar?
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he goes to the park but he has wet hair and scared he is going to die of pneomonia
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5. What information does Holden finally tell us about Allie's funeral?
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he tells us that he didn't attend allies funeral because he was in the hospital with a broken hand from breaking windows
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6. What does Holden say about Allie that contradicts all his other statements about being an atheist?
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holden says that although allies body is buried in a cemetery with all the other dead people he knows his soul is in heaven
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7. After he leaves the park, where does Holden go?
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he decides to go see his little sister because he doesn't want to de without talking to her but he doesn't want his parents to know he's in town
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1.What does Holden find so intriguing about Phoebe's note- book?
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he thinks phoebes notebook is intriguing because she has all sorts of little notes to her friends and questions that she wants to know
