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?