Characters in The Catcher in the Rye

Holden: a 16 year old kid who has not kicked out of school many different times. He believes that most of the people in the world are phonies. Holden has a mental breakdown but recovers from it.
Ackly: Holden's next door neighbor at Pency.
Stradlater: Holden's roommate at Pency and is with Jane.
Jane: A girl that used to be with Holden for a summer. Holden still thinks about her alot.
Pheobe: Holden's little sister. She is very intelligent and Holden likes her alot. She listens to everything he tell her. She is only 10 years old.
Allie: Younger brother of Holden who died of leukemia. He had a baseball glove with poems written on it.
Sally: A girl who dated Holden for a very long time.
Mr. Antonili: Holden went to him to talk and is his old English teacher.

The Catcher in the Rye Response

Holden is starting to bring his life around. He is now in a rest home and is going to go to another school in the fall. He said he is going to apply himself this time. He is still lonely, but atleast his brother D.B is coming see him. Holden gave away his red hat in one of the chapters and I thought he was going to commit suicide. Things were going really bad for him and then he saw his sister. She gave the hat back and Holden felt some happiness. Pheobe really helped Holden turn it around and may have saved his life.

The Catcher in the Rye Chapter 26

Holden ends the story not talking about what happened with him and Pheobe. He says he got sick and was sent to the rest home. Holden says he is going to go to a new school in the fall and is going to try to apply himself at this new school. Holden wishes he wouldnt have shared everything about his experiences. Talking about what has happened to him makes him think of all the people that was in his life.

The Catcher in the Rye Chapter 25

Holden goes to Grand Central Station and spends the night on the bench. The next day he walks down a street and everytime he reaches a curb, he calls to Allie, asking his dead brother to let him make it to the other side. He decides to never go home again and hitch hike west and never talk to anyone. He goes to Pheobe's school to leave a note saying to meet him at the Museum. Pheobe arrives at the Museum and asks to stay with him. He says she cant go. She gets mad and returns his hunting hat. They go the zoo after this. They are walking on opposite sides of the street. They look at some animals and then go to the park. Holden convinces her to ride the carousel. He sits on the bench with his red hat and suddenly feels really happy and he thought he was going to cry.

The Catcher in the Rye Chapter 24

Holden arrives at Mr. Antonili's place and he could tell that he had been drinking. They begin to talk about what happened at Pency and why he was leaving. Holden said he didnt like the rules. Mr. Antonili then tells Holden that he might have a great fall in the near future. Holden gets very upset by this comment and says he is fine. The old english teacher then said he couldn't handle his enviroment. Holden is interested by what he has to say but is very tired. Mr. Antonili and Mrs. Antonili make a bed for him on the couch and he goes to sleep. Holden wakes up in the middle of the night and Mr. A is sitting by him and rubbing his hair. Holden freaks out and leaves the place very quickly.

The Catcher in the Rye Chapter 23

Holden leaves the room for a second to call his old English teacher. He is shocked that Holden has dropped out of another school and says Holden could come and stay with him. Holden goes back into the Phoebe's room and asks her to dance. They then hear the door open and it is the parents. Holden jumps in the closet and tries to fan away the cigarette smoke. The mom tucks her in and Holden waits until she is gone. He comes out of the closet and tells her goodbye and that he is moving to the west. Phoebe gives all of her money that she saved from Christmas to him and he gave her his red hunting hat on the way out.

The Catcher in the Rye Chapter 22

Holden goes back into see Pheobe. She says that he hates everything. Holden doesnt agree with this statement. Pheobe challenges him to try to like something in his life. He was thinking and starts to wonder about a kid who killed himself in high school and the nuns. Holden finally says that he likes Allie, and Pheobe says that Allie is dead. Holden says that he wants to stand in a field of rye with kids playing in it on a cliff and when they get close, he can be the "catcher in the rye" and catch the kids before they fall over the edge.