Catcher In The Rye :: essays research papers

Summary     "The Catcher in the Rye" is a narrative of a young sixteen year old boy named Holden Caulfield. Holden is tell this story in first person. Holden is a student of Pency Prep an either boys school in Pennsylvania. The book starts in a rest nucleotide in California. Holden flashback to four days before the beginning of Christmas vacation. Holden is going to cede a visit to Mr. Spencer, his history teacher. Mr.Spencer is sick in bed scurvy from the grippe. While there Mr.Spencer talks to Holden ab break through his poor grade on his last examination paper.     That Saturday Holden and his friend Mal Brossard, who is on the wrestling team , go to see a movie. They invite Ackley out of sympathy because he neer does anything Saturday night. After the boys finnish playing pinball. Holden goes back to his room to write a composition for his roommate Stradler. When Stradler comes back from his date with Jane Grallagher, a girl that Holden has a crush on, he doesnt like the composition. Holden and Stradler argue, then Holden punishes Stradler. Holden loses the fight. Holden goes to Ackleys room to talk, but Ackley doesnt regard to talk so Holden leaves to look for Mal Bossard. Holden starts to pack his bags after he decids not to look for Borssard. He walks to the train station because it is too late for a taxi. While there he cleans off the blood from the fight with slightly snow. He catches a train to New York. On the train he meets a woman who is the mother of one of his classmates. Holden is attracted to the women so he starts to double-dealing about himself. When he arrives in New York he get a room in the Edmont Hotel. Holden is thinking of staying in the hotel until Wednesday when he can go home.      It is still Saturday night and Holden is bored so he goes to the club in the hotel. The waiter will not serve him alcohol. At the next dining table there be three women who ar e giggling at him. Holden asks the ladies to dance. Holden find out that the ladies are from Seattle, Washington. After the ladies leave the club Holden gets bored because there are no drinks are and no girls, so he leave. In the mansion he sits down in a chair and thinks about Jane Gallagher.