Isu Notes Essays

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Events/Characters | Analysis | Quote + Page Number | Holden gets kicked out of Pency Prep. School. Holden | Holden gets kicked out of Pency because he wasn’t applying himself at all, and was failing 4 classes | “They gave me frequent warnings to start applying myself and all- especially around mid-terms, when my parents came for a conference with old Thurmer-but I didn’t do it so I got the axe” Page 4 | Fencing mishapHolden and the fencing team | Holden was the manager of the fencing team and he forgot the equipment on the subway so the team came back early. | “I left all the foils and equipments and that stuff on the goddamn subway. It wasn’t my fault. I had to keep getting up to look at this map, so we’d know where to get off.” Page 3 | Holden goes to visit Mr. Spencer at his house.Holden, Mr. and Mrs. Spencer | Holden makes his way to Mr. Spencer’s house through the highway and Mrs. Spencer welcomes him inside | “She hung up my coat in the hall closet, and I sort of brushed my hair back with my hand. I wear a crew cut quite frequently and I never have to comb it much. How’ve you been Mrs. Spencer?” Page 6 | Vicks Nose DropsHolden and Mr. Spencer | Holden and Mr. Spencer had a conversation that went from casual talk about the game to Holden’s future and what he’s going to do after he leaves Pency, | “Do you feel absolutely no concern for your future, boy? Oh I feel some concern for my future, all right. Sure. Sure I do.” Page 14 | In the dormHolden, Ackley, Stradlater | Holden arrives back in his room and sees Robert Ackley coming to his dorm with his mossy teeth, Ackley was a very curious guy and so he went through the book Holden was reading. | “Who belongsa this? Ackley said. He was holding my roommates knee supporter up to show me. That Ackley’d pick up anything. He’d even pick up your jockstrap or something. Page 22 | Stradlater and AckleyHolden Stradlater Ackley | Ackley doesn’t like Holden’s roommate Stradlater because of his “attitude” | “He’s got this superior attitude all the time, Ackley said. I just can’t stand the sonuvabitch. Page 24 | The Hunting HatHolden Stradlater | After half time of the game Stradlater came back to shave because he was going out with his date, he complimented the hat but Holden thought it was only cause he wanted help with English. | “Ya like it? Stradlater nodded. Sharp, he said. He was only flattering me, though because right away he said. He was only flattering me though because right away he said Listen. Are ya gonna write that composition for me?” Page 29 | Holden and Stradlater horse aroundHolden and Stradlater | Holden puts him into a headlock for no real reason. | “Cut it out, Holden for Crissake!”Page 30 | Saturday night dinner | After eating dinner Holden, Mal Brossard, Ackley go out to catch a lousy movie and get hamburgers, Ackley was skeptical about going even though Mal was doing something nice for him | “I told him Mal Brossard was going. He said, that bastard,…Alright.” Page 36 | Writing the compositionHolden | Holden wrote Stradlater’s composition about his younger brother Allie’s baseball glove, who died of leukemia 2 years ago. “ | “So what I did, I wrote about my brother Allie’s baseball mitt.”Page 38 | Stradlater comes homeHolden Stradlater | Stradlater comes home and reads the composition that Holden wrote and was infuriated. | “God damn it. He was sore as hell. He really was furious ” Page 41 | Jane Holden Stradlater | When Holden asks about Stradlater’s date he said it was Jane, Holden knew Jane and they were friends so Holden wanted to know about how she was doing and about her. | “Did you give her my regards?”Page 42 | Holden and Stradlater fight | Holden instigated the fight by trying to hit Stradlater after he was talking about being with Jane in the Ed Banky’s car. | “What the hell is the matter with you?”Page 43 | Visiting AckleyHolden Ackley | It was pretty late at night when Holden went to visit Ackley, he started