Holden experiences guilty feelings about his brother Allie in Chapter 14 and cries when remembering him. He believes he could have made a good actor due to his ability to cry on command. In Chapter 15, Holden treats nuns kindly but thinks asking about religion spoils conversations. He makes a date with Sally but sees her as phony. Holden knows the city well but struggles with feelings for women versus men. He wants to run away with Sally now rather than after college for freedom rather than education.
Holden experiences guilty feelings about his brother Allie in Chapter 14 and cries when remembering him. He believes he could have made a good actor due to his ability to cry on command. In Chapter 15, Holden treats nuns kindly but thinks asking about religion spoils conversations. He makes a date with Sally but sees her as phony. Holden knows the city well but struggles with feelings for women versus men. He wants to run away with Sally now rather than after college for freedom rather than education.
Holden experiences guilty feelings about his brother Allie in Chapter 14 and cries when remembering him. He believes he could have made a good actor due to his ability to cry on command. In Chapter 15, Holden treats nuns kindly but thinks asking about religion spoils conversations. He makes a date with Sally but sees her as phony. Holden knows the city well but struggles with feelings for women versus men. He wants to run away with Sally now rather than after college for freedom rather than education.
Holden experiences guilty feelings about his brother Allie in Chapter 14 and cries when remembering him. He believes he could have made a good actor due to his ability to cry on command. In Chapter 15, Holden treats nuns kindly but thinks asking about religion spoils conversations. He makes a date with Sally but sees her as phony. Holden knows the city well but struggles with feelings for women versus men. He wants to run away with Sally now rather than after college for freedom rather than education.
Catcher in the Rye: Chapters 14 - 19 Reading and Study Guide
I. VOCABULARY: Be able to define the following words and understand them when they appear in the novel. swanky generous infirmary prejudicial charitable
II. Questions: Answer the following questions using complete sentences and correct punctuation. Chapter 14 1. Does Holden have any guilty feelings about Allie? Do you feel this is abnormal in any way, or normal?
2. What made Holden cry?
3. What evidence shows us that Holden might have made a good actor?
Chapter 15 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?
2. How does Holden treat the nuns?
3. Why does Holden think it spoils a conversation if someone asks what religion he is?
SG Ch 15-19
Chapter 16 1. Who does Holden make a date with? Why does he call her up if he thinks she's a phony?
2. How does Holden treat little kids? Give an example.
3. Does Holden know his way around the city? What does this tell us about him?
Chapter 17 1. How do Holden's feelings for women compare to his feelings for men?
2. How does Holden feel about actors? The Lunts?
3. How does Holden describe a boy's school when talking to Sally?
4. Why does Holden want to take off with Sally now instead of after college? What is the difference in his eyes?
Chapter 18 1. What is Holden's opinion of the Christmas show at Radio City?
2. Why did Holden think the woman who cried through the movie was a phony?
SG Ch 15-19
Chapter 19 1. Why did Holden get mad at Luce for calling his (Luce's) old girlfriend the "Whore of New Hampshire"?
2. Who was Luce to Holden?
IV. DELVE IN . . .
DOUBLE ENTRY JOURNAL ONLY TWO OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.
1. What is Holdens mental and emotional state? How do you know?
2. Select the red hunting hat, the ducks in Central Park, or anything else as a symbol to analyze. Discuss how Salinger develops the symbol, discuss its meaning, and explain how the symbol is significant (why Salinger decided to put it in?) 3. Is Holden himself guilty of being a phony? 4. Is Holden mature or immature? Or both? How do you know? 5. We find out a lot about Holden through his reactions to and thoughts about Jane Gallagher. What do we discover about Holdens character?
Dialectical Journal Where and how do we see Holdens search for self? How is your quote an example of his attempt to identify with something or discover who he is; what he stands for? (You need to find 3 quotes!) Quote
