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The Catcher in the Rye

The Catcher in the Rye. Pages 166-193. The Duality of Phoebe. Old Phoebe “She sounds like a …schoolteacher sometimes, and she’s only a little child.” (167) “Don’t swear so much.” (168) “Stop swearing.” (172). The Duality of Phoebe. Young Phoebe

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The Catcher in the Rye

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  1. The Catcher in the Rye Pages 166-193 Geschke/English IV The Catcher in the Rye 166-193

  2. The Duality of Phoebe • Old Phoebe • “She sounds like a …schoolteacher sometimes, and she’s only a little child.” (167) • “Don’t swear so much.” (168) • “Stop swearing.” (172) Geschke/English IV The Catcher in the Rye 166-193

  3. The Duality of Phoebe • Young Phoebe • Believes she can increase her body temperature • “I can make it go up to over the thermoneter.” (176) • Mispronounces the word like a kid Geschke/English IV The Catcher in the Rye 166-193

  4. Name One Thing Holden Likes • Holden cannot answer this question • Holden cannot stop thinking about James Castle • Former classmate of Holden’s at Elkton Hills • Commits suicide • Jumps out of a window • Mr. Antolini covers up James’ body Geschke/English IV The Catcher in the Rye 166-193

  5. Name One Thing Holden Likes • Eventually Holden comes up with an answer • “I like Allie” (171) • Phoebe’s response • “Allie’s dead…” (171) Geschke/English IV The Catcher in the Rye 166-193

  6. Name One Thing Holden Likes • “I know he’s dead! Don’t you think I know that? I can still like him, though, can’t I? Just because somebody’s dead, you don’t just stop liking them, for God’s sake—especially if they were about a thousand times nicer than the people you know that’re alive and all.” (171) Geschke/English IV The Catcher in the Rye 166-193

  7. The Catcher in the Rye • Remembers the poem incorrectly • Wants to catch kids playing in a field of rye before they fall off the cliff • Unrealistic • This job does not exist Geschke/English IV The Catcher in the Rye 166-193

  8. The Catcher in the Rye • Symbolism • Kids falling off the cliff • Losing innocence and gaining experience • Like death to Holden Geschke/English IV The Catcher in the Rye 166-193

  9. Holden Says Goodbye to Phoebe • “Then, all of a sudden, I started to cry. I couldn’t help it. I did it so nobody could hear me, but I did it…I put my arm around her, too, but I still couldn’t stop for a long time. I thought I was going to choke to death or something.” (179) Geschke/English IV The Catcher in the Rye 166-193

  10. Holden Says Goodbye to Phoebe • Gives Phoebe his red hunting hat • Tries to protect Phoebe? • Foreshadowing? • Will Holden not be there to protect her in the future? Geschke/English IV The Catcher in the Rye 166-193

  11. Holden’s Health • “I felt funny when I got outside. Sort of dizzy.” (181) • “I was still feeling sort of dizzy or something, and I had a helluva headache all of a sudden.” (183) • “I had a headache and I felt lousy. I even had sort of a stomach ache, if you want to know the truth.” (184) • “Boy, I felt so damn tired all of a sudden.” (188) Geschke/English IV The Catcher in the Rye 166-193

  12. Characteristics of Mr. Antolini • Young teacher • Put his coat over James Castle and carried him away • Reminds Holden of D.B. Geschke/English IV The Catcher in the Rye 166-193

  13. Mr. Antolini’s Marriage • Mrs. Antolini has a lot of money • Mrs. Antolini “was about sixty years older than Mr. Antolini” (181) • “…the both of them were never in the same room at the same time. It was sort of funny.” (182) • “They were always kissing each other a lot in public.” (185) Geschke/English IV The Catcher in the Rye 166-193

  14. Mr. Antolini’s Advice • “I have a feeling that you’re riding for some kind of a terrible, terrible fall.” (186) • “The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.” (188) Geschke/English IV The Catcher in the Rye 166-193

  15. Mr. Antolini’s Advice • “Among other things, you’ll find that you’re not the first person who was ever confused and frightened and even sickened by human behavior. You’re by no means alone on that score…”(189) Geschke/English IV The Catcher in the Rye 166-193

  16. What Happens? • Pages 191-193 • Was it inappropriate? • Is it relevant? Geschke/English IV The Catcher in the Rye 166-193

  17. Holden’s Reaction MightBe More Relevant • “I know more damn perverts, at schools and all, than anybody you ever met, and they’re always being perverty when I’m around.” (192) Geschke/English IV The Catcher in the Rye 166-193

  18. Holden’s Reaction MightBe More Relevant • “Boy, I was shaking like a madman. I was sweating, too. When something perverty like that happens, I start sweating like a bastard. That kind of stuff’s happened to me about twenty times since I was a kid. I can’t stand it.” (193) Geschke/English IV The Catcher in the Rye 166-193

  19. Holden’s Reaction MightBe More Relevant • What does Holden’s reaction tell us? • This has happened to Holden before. Geschke/English IV The Catcher in the Rye 166-193

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