Chapter+Questions+5-9

**//The Catcher in the Rye //****: Chap. 5-9 (35-66). Whenever possible, note down a page number as reference. ** **1. What did Holden write Stradlater's composition about? **   · Holden wrote Stradlater's composition about a baseball glove that he kept with him. The glove had poems written on the finger wholes of it.   **2. Why did Holden tear up the composition he had written for Stradlater? **   · Holden tore up the composition because Stradlater was bugging him about it, saying that it wasn't good enough, and claiming that it had nothing to do with the assignment. Also, Holden worked hard on it. **3. Why did Stradlater hit Holden? **  · Stradlater hit Holden because Holden was calling Stradlater a moron and because Holden had punched Stradlater. **4. Where did Holden decide to go? **  · Holden decided to go to Ackley's dorm and sleep in his roommate’s bed because it was the weekend and Ackley's roommate always sleeps over at his family's house on the weekends. **5. Holden mentions reading magazines on p. 53. Why doesn’t he like magazines? **  · Holden does not like magazines because he hates the phonies in them like all the boys named David or all the girls named Linda or Marcia. **6. Who did Holden meet on his train ride? Why did Holden lie to her about Ernie? **  · Holden met Earnest's mother. Ernie is a student at Pencey. Holden lied about Ernie because he wanted to make his mother think differently about her child.  **Part II. ** **Answer the following questions, based on the passage below. ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1. Describe the tone of the passage below from pages 36-37 and what does it tell us about Holden? **
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Reading Assignment #2 //**
 * The tone of this passage is to tell us that it was snowing before Ackley and Holden left.
 * This passage tells me that Holden doesn't want to destroy his emotions as he destroys the snowball, because the snowball represnts his emotions.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">2. Underline all the references to snow. What mood do they create? ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">3. Explain why you think Holden doesn’t throw the snowball? ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">It took him [Ackley] about five hours to get ready. While he was doing it, I went over to my window and opened it and packed a __snowball__ with my bare hands. The __snow__ was very good for packing. I didn’t throw it at anything, though. I //started// to throw it. At a car that was parked across the street. But I changed my mind. The car looked so nice and white. Then I started to throw it at a hydrant, but that looked too nice and white, too. Finally I didn’t throw it at anything. All I did was close the window and walk around the room with the __snowball__, packing it harder. A little while later, I still had it with me when I and Brossard and Ackley got on the bus. The bus driver opened the doors and made me throw it out. I wasn’t going to chuck it at anybody, but he wouldn’t believe me. People never believe you. **
 * The references to snow created a naive mood.
 * I think that Holden didn't throw the snowball because the snow represents Holden's emotions. Throughout the Catcher in the Rye, Holden shared his true emotions with others. He didn't throw the snowball because he didn't want to destroy the nice look of the fire hydrant and the car, and he was unable to throw the snowball because he didn't want to destroy the nice face of his life (his a rich kid). Instead, he took the snowball back inside and packed it in tighter, just as he packs his good emotions.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">4. On page 60 Holden asks the cab driver about the ducks. He says, “You know those ducks in that lagoon right near Central Park South? That little lake? By any chance do you happen to know where they go, the ducks, when it’s all frozen over?” (60) ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">5. Why is Holden concerned about where the ducks go? What does it tell you about Holden? ** thinks that the ducks symbolize how he doesn't understand where his brother went when he died and he wants to also know if his brother went to heaven or hell.
 * Holden was concerned about where the ducks go when it's winter because he
 * It tells me that Holden is a smart kid because he symbolized the ducks to know what happened to his brother and where did he go. It also shows me that Holden cares about his brother, and he wants to know if he went to heaven or hell.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">6. What do the two passages above tell you about Holden? ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The two pasages tell you about holden that he has low self confidence of himself he thinks people dont belive him, everytime he wants to do something he has an excuse not to do it because he has no self confidence he thinks he will ruin it or fail at it. ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">7. How does the following quote at the beginning of chapter nine poin ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">t to Holden’s need to connect with others, but his inability or unwillingness to do so? ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">This Qoute show that Holden does not have the will not call anyone, everytime he wants to call someone he gives an excuse for it so he doesnt do it he has to face everything that comes up to him. ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The first thing I did when I got off at Penn Station, I went into this phone booth. I felt like giving somebody a buzz […] but as soon as I was inside, I couldn't think of anybody to call up. My brother D.B. was in Hollywood. My kid sister Phoebe […] was out. Then I thought of giving Jane Gallagher's mother a buzz […]. Then I thought of calling this girl […] Sally Hayes. […] I thought of calling […] Carl Luce. […] So I ended up not calling anybody. I came out of the booth, after about twenty minutes or so. ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">8. Find another example of Holden’s need to connect, but his inability or unwillingness to do so. ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">'' He didnt say one goddam word about Jane not one, neither did I" **  **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">9. What are Holden’s views on religion? **

· <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Holden was thinking of joining a monastery after he had the fight with Stradlater, but then after he checked with Ackley that you are supposed to be catholic to join he changed his mind and called those people “stupid bastards”.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">10. ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What are Holden’s views on sex? **

· <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">In Holden’s mind he is the biggest sex maniac but Holden does not understand sex. He never knows where exactly he is. He keeps making these rules about sex but them in the same week or in the same night as a matter of fact he breaks them.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">11. ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Write a letter Holden. You could give him advice, castigate or encourage him, or anything else as long as your writing speaks to him. **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 14.25pt; margin: 0in 0in 15pt 0.5in;">Dear Holden,

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 14.25pt; margin: 0in 0in 15pt 0.5in;">Hello Holden, I have witnessed all that you have gone through and I understood clearly that you can’t handle phonies. A piece of advice from me: there is no place in the world where you can go to where there aren’t any phonies at all. Instead of trying to abolish all phonies from the face of the earth you could try to show them the right path way to their life, guide them to their true destination. Ignoring phonies is not a solution and getting rid of them is not the answer either. There should be a mid way between those two options which is to put the phonies back to the right track of life. I hope that you take my advice because it is a great way and the most effective way to solve this problem. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 14.25pt; margin: 0in 0in 15pt 0.5in;">Sincerely Sinan Abi Farraj, <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 14.25pt; margin: 0in 0in 15pt 0.5in;">Sinanabiifarraj