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Ch. 3-8 Notes
The Catcher in the Rye
| Characters | Description |
|---|---|
| Holden Caulfield | main character, confused teenager trying to find a purpose for himself in life |
| Red Hunting Hat | Holden bought this hat in NY when he went on the train with the fencing team; wears his hat backwards to try and prove hes tougher |
| Robert Ackley (Acne) | the kid next door to Holden;knit-picks at Holden's room and belongings |
| Ward Stradlater | Holden's popular roomate; goes on a date with Jane Gallagher (Holden's ex-girlfriend who he when out with 2 years ago) |
| Allie Caulfield | Holden's brother; he died 2 years ago from leukemia when he was 11 |
| D.B. Caulfield | Holden's famous brother who writes scrpits for movies and the book called "Poems in a Baseball Mitt" |
| Jane Gallagher | Holden's summer girlfriend from 2 years ago; played checkers with her and put all her kings in the back row |
| Mr. Spencer | Holden's teacher that he went to for advice and got no insight |
| Out of Africa | book that Holden picked up by mistake; Issac Denison (Sarah Blitzson) wrote Out of Africa |
| Mrs. Morrow | the older woman that Holden flirts with on the train |
| McBurney High School | the first school that Holden was kicked out of |
| Whooton | the second school he was expelled from |
| Elkton Hills | the third school |
| Pencey Prep | the last school Holden went to |