- DOAS essay assessment
- Done:
- Quickwrite: What pressure do adolescents encounter today? How do these pressures make you feel? (journal or Today's Meet)
- Read "The Myth of Frankenstudent"
- Pre-Reading Discussion
- Catcher in the Rye introduction
HW: Read Catcher in the Rye by Monday, May 5. Continue to post comments to this post throughout the week to ask questions and build upon one another's ideas. If you want to create a new post, please feel free to do so.
During the 6th chapter, Holden gets into a pretty messy fight with his roommate. The chapter ends with Holden going through the shower to Ackley's room. Right before he leaves, he tells the reader that his face is covered in blood in almost a disturbing yet facinating way. The 7th chapter starts when Holden arrives in Ackley's room where Ackley questions him about the blood on his face, in addition to details about the fight. What I want to know is when did Holden ever wash the blood off of his face? If anyone has ever experience dried blood on your skin, you would know that it feels very tight and uncomfortable. I'm wondering how the protagonist is dealing with this feeling. In addition, Holden decides to leave Pencey and go to New York later in the chapter. He gets on a train where he meets a women, one of his classmates mother. At this point in the story, there is still no mention of Holden washing the blood off of his face, so is he sitting on the train talking with this women with blood all over his face? If so, how come she did not say anything?
ReplyDeleteElena, I have never followed the blood on Holden's face through the book, but you make an interesting observation. Is this a mistake on Salinger's part? Or is he trying to show the reader something about society? Why doesn't the woman on the train say something if he does have blood on his face?
DeleteAt the beginning of chapter 8, Holden says, "While I waited, I got some snow in my hand and washed my face with it. I still had quite a bit of blood on" (53).
DeleteThe word phony seems to keep reoccurring...
ReplyDeleteWhy is this word reoccurring? What does it suggest about Holden's character? What is he preoccupied with? What is his focus?
DeleteI think it keeps reoccurring to show that Holden values what is on the inside, and to show that he lives in a society filled with "phony" people. For example, on page 106 Holden says that he hates the word grand because it is phony. It shows he is upset that society seems to only value how they are perceived. Holden is struggling to not become a phony person. This is shown when he speaks about how easy it is for him to lie. He says "I can go for hours if I feel like it"(58).
DeleteAre we allowed to use the faulty reasoning chart on the test when we return??
ReplyDeleteYou may not use any resources on the test when you return.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the explanation/significance of the title? Holden mentions the kids playing in rye, but what does the "catcher" part signify?
ReplyDeleteGood question. Examine what Holden says in the novel about kids playing in the rye. We will examine a poem/song that Holden is referring to this week in class. Just consider what Holden is thinking about kids playing in the rye.
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