The Catcher In The Rye Dialectical Journal

Journal Entry #1 Signposts: • Memory Moment: Holden is thinking back to how the school looked fifteen years ago and how much it has changed since then (Knowles 1). • Contrast and Contradiction: Holden doesn’t want to jump out from the tree, but when Finny pressures him, he ends up doing it (Knowles 17). • Contrast and Contradiction: Gene ends up missing dinner, even though he wanted to go because Finny wanted to goof around instead (Knowles 19). Summary: In chapter one, we are introduced

Reveals about situation: This is a complete revolution from the last chapter. Previously, Holden described his love for Jesus, but his hate for organized religion. However, he is now giving nuns money for their next collection for charity. This proves that even if Holden disagrees with someone, he still respects them, their beliefs, and their actions. Additionally, it proves that Holden in fact has a big heart and cares about those he is around, even if he may not show it all the time. Speaks

resonates with the meaning of the novels title. When his sister Phoebe asks what would make him happy, Holden describes to her an imagined picture, which is worth quoting at length: All these little kids [are] playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody's around--nobody big, I mean--except me. And I'm standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff--I mean if they're running and they

, and she leaves, saying “So long, crumb-bum” (pg.128). Sunny has come back with Maurice and asks the rest of the 5 dollars. Holden says no and is “roughed” by Maurice(pg.136)! Sunday morning, Holden calls an old girlfriend, Sally Hayes, and makes a date to meet her at 2 to watch a “matinee”(pg.138). Holden was just about to cancel the date just because sally used the word “Grand”. Holden checks out of the hotel and leaves his bags in a lock box at Grand Central Station. He meets two nuns who are

1. Pennsylvania station After running away from boarding school, Holden arrived at Penn Station where his adventures begin. “The first thing I did when I got off at Penn Station, I went into this phone booth...” (59). The significant of this place is where Holden’s independent journey begin. 2. Edmont Hotel Holden checks into the Edmont Hotel in Manhattan, where he hired a young prostitute named Sunny, but didn’t sleep with her. The scene depicts Holden’s struggle of coming to adulthood. Holden

Dialectical Journal The whole book is set as a flashback of Holden's past year. When he starts narrating the story, he mentions that he got "pretty run-down and had to come out here and take it easy". This says that Holden has had a tough year, with a breakdown, he is in some kind of place where he's taking it easy. His previous diction/word choice gives us hints that he might actually be in a mental hospital(words like madman). He describes the place as 'crumby' and also says that his brother

Ryan Sun Mrs. Penalora AP Language and Composition 26 August 2015 Dialectical Journal 2: The Catcher in the Rye Quote Page #/¶ Explanation/Analysis 1. “I’ll just tell you about this madman stuff that happened to me around last Christmas just before I got pretty run-down and had to come out here and take it easy.” 2. “What really knocks me out is a book that, when you’re alll done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone

Everyone has to grow up eventually, some just tend to take it better more than others, it could be the fear or gaining more responsibility or the fact that getting older means that your parents are too and with your old age comes their time to go, the fear of not being ready or prepared for what life has to offer you and you being on your own to find out When it comes to grieving you may tend to feel lonely and lost constantly wondering why you were chosen to go through what you're going through

means to him. Suddenly, they hear their parents open the door the apartment. His mother checks on Phoebe. Phoebe loans Holden her Christmas money, which makes Holden cry. He gives her his red hunting cap and leaves the building. Falling Action: It is very late when Holden gets to the Antolinis’ apartment. The couple hosted a party earlier in the evening. Mrs. Antolini makes coffee and goes to bed. Mr. Antolini ignores his coffee and fixes himself another highball. Holden discusses an Oral Expression

throughout the year. Personally, it has been quite impressive to observe how this teacher combines such intriguing literature pieces in alignment with thematic topics along with the writing practices (e.g., narrative writing and grammar with The Catcher in the Rye, persuasive and historical writing with Julius Caesar). She selects the instructional materials/techniques from her