Catcher in the Rye Analysis
Holden Caulfield - Holden Caulfield is the main character and narrator of the story. The story consists of what he is telling a psychologist about several days that Holden spent in New York after being dismissed from Pencey Prep School. During the time he talks about he had been having a nervous breakdown. The death of his brother Allie, which he blames himself for, has made him depressed and sapped his motivation. Allie's death shows that Holden doesn't know much about the meaning of life and death - Holden does not take it very well, it drags him down quite a bit.Phoebe Caulfield - Phoebe Caulfield is Holden's little sister. Very intelligent and loyal to Holden, she stops him from going west. Overview: The novel is told as a flashback. It starts in Pencey Prep School. The time is near Christmas and Holden has found out that he has been expelled. After talking to his history teacher, Holden goes to his room. He decides that he hates everyone at the sc
hool, collects his possessions and leaves for N.Y.C. Holden then spends more time wandering and buys a record for his sister, Phoebe. The record breaks when he accidentally drops it, but he saves the pieces for her anyway. Holden then goes home to visit Phoebe. Luckily, his parents are out and he stays there until they come home. When he gets to N.Y.C. he goes to hotel and gets a room. For the next couple of hours he goes in and out of his room and to various bars. At one point he has a prostitute come to his room, but then doesn't want to do anything except talk. Eventually, she leaves, but he gets in a fight with the pimp for being charged more than he was originally quoted. He complains about people who do that kind of thing. On the train he meets a woman who turns out to be the mother of another student whom Holden knew at Pencey Prep. Holden lies about his identity and makes up a story about the woman's son. Later, he is mad at himself for this incident because he hates it when other pe
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Approximate Word count = 676
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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