The Catcher in the RyeOral Presentation

By Tony Luo, Terrence Carling and Sarah Nguyen

THE CATCHER IN THE RYEINTRODUCTION

What challenges does Holden face regarding

his reality?

Phony’s everywhere!

Everyone generally

Celebrities

Concept of Materialism

Himself

Friends

Women

Adults

Anyone who isn’t just a small

“innocent” child

Growing Up & Adulthood

Central Park

Family

Loss of his brother Allie

His parents’ misunderstanding of Holden

Social Caste

The People around him

Holden’s relationships with his parents and siblings have deteriorated

Loss of his brother Allie

His parents’ misunderstanding of Holden

Loneliness and Alienation

The Ducks

Wandering in the streets of New York City

Death and Mortality

Loss of Allie from Leukemia

Holden is confused and depressed

James Castle’s Death at Elkton Hills

Desires the thought of death – Innocence

The Mummies

Old Ossenburger

Does Holden construct different realities?

The Incident with Holden Caulfield and Maurice

What happened?

“Then he smacked me… About hallway to the bathroom, I sort of started pretending I had a bullet in my guts…I pictured myself coming out of the goddam bathroom, dressed and all… What I’d do, I’d walk down a few floors –holding onto my guts, blood leaking all over the place… As soon as old Maurice opened the doors, he’d see me with the automatic in my hand and he’d start screaming at me… But I’d plug him anyway. Six shots right through his fat hair belly… Then I’ll have Jane come over and bandage up my guts. I pictured her holding a cigarette for me to smoke while I was bleeding and all”

(Ch.14 pg.94) What realities did he construct

and what does it mean?

“The Catcher in the Rye”

What happened?

“I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody’s around – nobody big, I mean – except me. And I’m standing on the edge of some crazy cliff – I mean if they’re running and they don’t look where they’re going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them… I know it’s crazy, but that’s the only thing I ‘d really like to be…” (Ch.22 pg.156)

What realities did he construct and what does it mean?

Holden Caulfield and Sally Hayes

What happened?

“Here’s my idea. I know this guy down in Greenwich Village that we can borrow his cab for a couple of weeks. He used to go to the same school I did and he still owes me ten bucks… We’d stay in these cabin camps and stuff like that… I could get a job somewhere and we could live somewhere with a brook and all and, later on, we could get married or something… Honest to god, we could have a terrific time!”

(Ch.17 pg.118-119) What realities did he construct and what

does it mean?

Holden Pretends His Deaf-Mute

What happened?

“I thought what I’d do was, I’d pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes. That way I wouldn’t have to have any goddam stupid useless conversations with anybody… Everybody’d think I was just a poor deaf-mute and they’d leave me alone…I’d meet this beautiful girl that was also a deaf-mute and we’d get married… I got excited as hell thinking about it. I really did…”

(Ch.25 pg.178-189)

What realities did he construct and what does it mean?

Holden at the Wicker Bar What happened?

“When I was really drunk, I started that stupid business with the bullet in my guts again. I was the only guy at the bar with a bullet in their guts. I kept putting my hand under my jacket, on my stomach and all, to keep the blood from dripping all over the place… Boy, was I drunk.”

(Ch.20 pg.135)

What realities did he construct and what does it mean?

The F**k You Signs on the Wall

What Happened?

“I kept picturing myself catching him at it, and how’d I smash his head on the stone steps till he was good and goddam dead and bloody.” (Ch.25, pg.181)

What realities did he construct and what does it mean?

Summary Holden faces a lot of challenges:

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He does indeed construct different realities:

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The End