The Catcher in the Rye Names Holden Phoebe Earnest Caulfield Holdens words Notice the repetition and usage of these words Phony Kill Goddam Chrissake Sorry Sad Madman ID: 334722
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notes
The Catcher in the RyeSlide2
Names
Holden
Phoebe
Earnest
Caulfield Slide3
Holden’s words
Notice the repetition and usage of these words:
Phony
Kill
Goddam
Chrissake
Sorry
Sad
Madman Slide4
Vernacular- Defined
Definition of
VERNACULAR
a
:
using a
language
or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or
foreign language
b
:
of, relating to, or being a nonstandard
language
or dialect of a place, region, or country
c
:
of, relating to, or being the normal spoken form of a language Slide5
Use of the venacular
J.D. Salinger's use of slang or the vernacular in
The Catcher in the Rye
is one of the reasons that the novel was considered groundbreaking (and at the same time controversial). Readers identified with Holden Caulfield (the novel's narrator) because they could "hear" his thoughts through his natural voice, a voice ridden with repetitious slang words and expressions that may now seem either commonplace or completely outdated to current readers. Slide6
Vernacular- in context
hit the ceiling
"I mean he didn't hit the ceiling or anything." (8)
booze hound
"Her mother was married again to some booze hound." (32)
lousy
"boy, was she lousy with rocks." (55)
kill
"Sensitive. That killed me." (55)
buzz
"I felt like giving somebody a buzz." (59)Slide7
Chapters 1-8
Take place on a Saturday
What has happened so far?
Fencing game- left foils on the subway
Football game
hanging at the dorm-Ackley creeping
Sees history
teacher
Talks about Jane
Writes paper
Gets in fight
Leaves
Pencey
Takes train and talks to Mrs. Morrow Slide8
Holden as a Christ-like figure
His head is bleeding after Stradlater fights with him. Holden walks into Ackley's room with blood dripping on his face. There is a light shining behind his head. We might picture a halo. Holden turns on the light, and the first word Ackley says is "Jesus!"
As you read- notice:
Is Holden self-sacrificing?
Known to have spent time in the wilderness?
Is forgiving?
Is good with children?
Walks on water? Slide9
Chapters 9
“You know those little ducks in the lagoon right near Central Park South? That little lake? By any chance, do you happen to know where they go, the ducks, when it gets all frozen over? Do you happen to know, by any chance?” (60).
Holden adds another “I am” statement-
“ I’m probably the biggest sex maniac you ever saw” (62). Do you believe him? How does he counteract this?
Why do you think Holden does not follow through with Faith Cavendish ( pg. 64-66) Slide10
Chapters 10
How is Holden the “misfit” in his family?
Discuss Phoebe
How old is she?
What does she look like?
“She’s quite skinny, like me, but nice skinny. Roller-skate skinny” (67).
How would you characterize her personality?
How would you characterize Holden’s childhood through his discussion of Phoebe?
Is Holden offensive in his discussion of women?
Is Holden self-deprecating?
Does Holden embody the best and worst of all people?
Is he a sympathetic character?