CITR. Chapter 25-26

Robby Treadwell

5/13/13

Period 4

Summary: Holden hitchhikes west from New York. He tells Phoebe to meet him at the Museum of Art to give back the money, but then when Phoebe arrives they decide to go off on their own. 

Quotation: "Im sorry I told so many people about it. About all I know is, I sort of miss everybody I told about." (214)

Quotation Significance: I had a feeling this was the case. Holden kept telling us about everyone just cause he missed them and thats why he was depressed. 

Reflection: I think this is a good way to end a book like this. All this time Holden has been on his own and then he finally meets up with Phoebe to live happily ever after. Or not we will never know. This book turns so fast, earlier on we had Holden at bars with hookers getting drunk and doing stupid stuff now he made it all the way back home and left again to go off with Phoebe. I enjoyed reading this book, it was an easy read due to the vocabulary for me and the 

Discussion Question: How do you think Holden and Phoebe will do on their own? 

CITR. Chapter 21-22

Robby Treadwell

5/8/13

Period 4

Summary: Holden reaches home and tiptoes into D.B's room to find Phoebe sleeping. He wakes Phoebe and catches up on things with her finding out that their parents are out at a party and wont be home till late. Phoebe puzzles Holden by trying to have him name something he likes. 

Quotation: "You can't even think of one thing." (171)

Quotation Significance: Phoebe asks Holden to name something that he likes but he can't. This is sad and shows us how depressed he is. 

Reflection: These two chapters were interesting to read. It was interesting to read about Phoebe's reaction of when she saw Holden, and how she had to tell him everything. Although it was sad to read about how Phoebe asks Holden to name something that he likes but he can't. All he can say is that he likes Allie. This shows us that Holden is depressed and even his family members can see it. I think that the plot would have gotten very interesting to read if Holden's parents were to come home while he was there. 

Discussion Question: What would have happened if Holden's parents came home while he was there?

CITR. Chapter 19-20.

Robby Treadwell

5/7/13

Period 4

Summary: Holden meets Luce at the Wicker bar in the Seton Hotel. When Luce leaves Holden gets super drunk trying to get with many girls and then he decides to walk to the pond in Central Park. He leaves to go walk home and talk to Phoebe. 

Quotation: "So I got the hell out of the park, and went home. I walked all the way. It wasn't too far, and I wasn't tired or even drunk anymore. It was just very cold and nobody around anywhere. 

Quotation Significance: Instead of just walking back to the hotel Holden decides to walk home to talk to Phoebe. This is going to be very interesting to read about when he gets home.

Reflection: Once it talks about how he is going to try and not wake up his parents, I knew that his parents are going to wake up when he gets home. I have a pretty confident feeling that his parents are going to wake up just to add more fuel to the plot. We are shown again how depressed Holden is when he gets so drunk and tries to get with many girls. It was interesting to read why Holden decided to walk all the way to central park to see the ducks, and how his hair begins to freeze! I am interested to see what happens when Holden reaches his home. 

Discussion Question: What are his parents going to say when they see him, if they wake up?

CITR. Chapters 17-18.

Robby Treadwell

5/6/13

Period 4

Summary: Holden meets up with Sally to take her to a play and to go ice skating. Holden begins to think about calling Jane again. Holden goes to a movie to kill time.

Quotation: "Anyway, that's who Jane dated that night. I couldn't understand it." (135)

Quotation Significance: This quotation may not have much significance but it doest show that Holden can never get his mind off of Jane. 

Reflection: These chapters weren't very interesting for me to read. It is just almost depressing to read about Holden and his problems. When I read about how Holden talks about rather being killed and sitting on an atomic bomb as a metaphor to not go to war it is pretty strong and depressing. I feel that Holden is always hanging out with girls but nothing ever happens because he just gets depressed and starts thinking about Jane. We also hear Holden start to talk briefly about Allie too. 

Discussion Question: Is Holden ever going to call Jane?

CITR. Chapters 13-14.

Robby Treadwell

4/24/13

Period 4

13-14

Summary: Holden walks forty-one blocks back to the hotel, to have a prostitute ordered to his room thanks to the elevator man for five dollars. Holden is awoken in the middle of the night by Maurice the elevator man and Sunny the prostitute to collect their five dollars Holden didn't pay because it was ten. 

Quotation: "He didn't get sore about it he never got sore about anything but I keep thinking about it anyways, when I get very depressed." (99)

Quotation Significance: We learn from this quote that Holden's really caring, and puts a lot on himself. When he is depressed about something small, he thinks about the things he did bad years ago, and adds that on to whatever he is depressed about. 

Reflection: These chapters were interesting to read. I for sure thought that when the prostitute was coming to meet Holden, that he was going to sleep with her. It was interesting to read about how Holden's view changed. It was sad to read about how Holden was beaten by Maurice because he didn't pay ten dollars only five, but it was Maurice himself that originally told him it was only going to be five dollars. As well it was sad to hear Holden talk about Allie again, and how he still feels guilty for leaving him out of a bb-war. 

Discussion Question: What was the real reason that Holden didn't want to have sex with the prostitute Sunny? 

CITR. Chapters 11-12.

Robby Treadwell

4/23/13

Period 4

11-12

Summary: Holden talks to us about the summers he used to spend with Jane in Maine due to being neighbors. He said they used to hold hands constantly. Holden goes to Ernie's night club. Holden grabs a couple drinks there and sees D.B's old girlfriend Lillian Simmons.

Quotation: "Every time I got to the part about her out with Stradlater in that damn Ed Banky's car, it almost drove me crazy."

Quotation Significance: In this quote we can really tell that Holden still cares about Jane, and that he is jealous of Stradlater being with her. This quote is sad to read because Holden really cares about her. 

Reflection: Chapter elven was actually pretty sad and depressing to read. Who would have know that Holden and Jane used to be such good of friends. I was surprised when I read that Holden would hold Jane in his arms when she would cry, and that they would hold hands. I would never have thought of this when I was first reading about Holden and Jane's relationship. I feel that Holden is going to the night clubs because a couple drinks will relieve his stress, and hanging out with other girls will take his mind off of Jane. 

Discussion Question: How is Holden going to react seeing Jane and Stradlater together?

CITR. Chapter 9-10.

Robby Treadwell

4/21/13

Period 4

9-10

Summary: Holden decides to take a cab to the Edmont Hotel. He calls a promiscuous girl because he aroused after watching some interesting asks, but Faith Cavendish needs her beauty sleep. Holden goes to the Edmont nightclub to meet three girls there and flirts/dances with them. He starts to remember his young sister Phoebe. 

Quotation: "Anyways, she was somebody you always felt like talking to on the phone." (68)

Quotation Significance: After reading the very long paragraph about Phoebe we can conclude that Holden misses her at least a little bit. I am not surprised by this though, because if a teenager is by himself traveling he is bound to get lonely.

Reflection: These two chapters were fairly interesting to read. It seems that as this book goes on Holden starts to get more and more lonely, and he is looking for someone. I found it very amusing to read about how Holden thought he could get away with looking old due to his grey hair. It was also funny to read about how he was dancing with three older women and flirting with them. Holden's the man. When he starts to talk about his little sister Phoebe and his memories with her it is sad to read because it seems like he misses her. 

Discussion Question: How is Holden going to do on his own? Is he going to be on his own for the remainder of the book?