The Catcher in the Rye Presentation

1. The Catcher in the Rye Presentation By: Chelsea Torrontegui

2. J.D. Salinger • Jerome David “J.D.” Salinger was born in Manhattan on New Years Day, 1919. • He is best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher on the Rye, as well as his reclusive nature. • It has been almost thirty years since Salinger has been interviewed, and almost 45 years since he has published any original work. • Growing up in Manhattan, Salinger started to write stories in high school. • He also published a couple stories before serving in World War II. • To this day Catcher in the Rye sales around 250,000 copies a year.

3. The Catcher in the Rye • The Catcher in the Rye is a story based around a teenage boy in the 1950’s. The main character is Holden Caulfield, a seventeen year old boy going back to tell us what his life was like around 16 years of age. He takes us through what he experiences at his private school. Also what he experiences after getting kicked out. • I think the title of the book is based on Holden and what he wants in life. He’s a confused teenager struggling with taking on responsibilities as well as trying to hold on to things that haven’t changed with his constant changing life. He wants normality and consistency. When asked by his younger sister Phoebe, what he wants in life, he says he would want to be the catcher in the rye. Catching those falling of the edge of a cliff, while playing in a field of rye.

4. Catcher Theme • The theme of this book represents insecurities and loneliness. Holden has a feeling of neglect during the entirety of the book. He struggles with so many of his dislikes throughout the story. He really doesn’t know what he wants to do with his life and where he’s going.

5. Figurative Language • In The Catcher in the Rye there are vast number of figurative language examples such as: • On page 69, Holden says, "In New York, boy, money really talks- I'm not kidding," which is personification. • On page 2, Holden says, "Now he's out in Hollywood, D.B., being a prostitute," which is a metaphor. • And on page 5, he says, "It was icy as hell and i damn near fell down," which is a simile.

6. Characterization • Phoebe Caulfield is Holden's younger sister. According to Holden she is very smart kid. She's very affectionate and at times a bit too much for Holden's liking. She can be extremely stubborn when things aren't her way. She is very pretty, has red hair, tiny ears, and is ten years old. • Phoebe is important in Holden's life because she's the one person since Allie died that he can connect with. She lets him know that his behavior is disappointing. She loves him so much that when he says he is leaving she wants to go with him. • On page 206 she tells Holden, "I'm going with you. Can I? Okay?"

7. Dog Poop • I think Holden's issue is letting things go and accepting change. Throughout the story he has problems with all things involving change. The things that are significant to him are those things stayed the same like, Allie's baseball glove and the museum he went to as a kid. • "The best thing, though, in that museum was that everything always stayed right where it was." (pg. 121)

8. Symbolism • Allie's Glove: I think the glove symbolizes Allie. It was his favorite poems he wrote on there. It belonged to him. This would allow Holden to take a trip down memory lane at any given time. It gave remembrance to Allie. • Red Hat:  I think the hat to Holden is a shield to be unnoticed. he would put it on whenever he was in public. when he was by himself from the world.

9. The End Chelsea Torrontegui Vasquez/ Period 1 10/29/09