Split Journals- the Catcher and the Rye
Split journal instructions
Ideas/events in Catcher in the Rye My reaction
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Sample A:
Holden says that he is, “trying to feel some kind of goodbye…” school.
(Chapter 1 pg 4)
Sample B:
Holden Caulfield went to visit a teacher who failed him before he left for winter break (Chapter 2 pg 6-)
Chapter 1a:
When Holden got kicked out of school.
Chapter 1b:
When the book speaks of Holden being the fencing captain.
Chapter 2a: Throughout chapter 2 Holden is being lectured about his grades.
Chapter 2b: In chapter 2 Holden walks away while being lectured.
Chapter 3a: Holden is annoyed by the kid in the next dorm to him.
Chapter 3b: In the end of the chapter, Holden’s roommate talks about how he has to shave.
Chapter 4a: In the book they refer to a basketball game and how this one guy was built for basketball and etc.
Chapter 4b: For almost the whole chapter, Stradlater is shaving the whole time.
Chapter 5a: When Holden starts to finish Stradlater’s “composition”.
Chapter 5b: At the end when it talks about the snoring in great detail; coming from Ackley.
Chapter 6a: When Stradelater barges in the room and starts to yell at Holden.
Chapter 6b: When Holden attacks Stradlater.
Chapter 7a: When Holden keeps on talking about Jane.
Chapter 7b: When Holden leaves Ackley’s room in the middle of the night.
Chapter 8a: Holden gets on a train and heads to New York.
Chapter 8b: He lies like crazy to the lady on the train.
Chapter 9a: When Holden is trying to make conversation to people. Then he tries talking to the cab driver and is kind of ignored.
Chapter 9b: (I can’t really connect to much more, but I do want to say something about one of the events.)
When Holden sees the people spitting soda into each other’s mouths.
Chapter 10a: When
Ideas/events in Catcher in the Rye My reaction
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Sample A:
Holden says that he is, “trying to feel some kind of goodbye…” school.
(Chapter 1 pg 4)
Sample B:
Holden Caulfield went to visit a teacher who failed him before he left for winter break (Chapter 2 pg 6-)
Chapter 1a:
When Holden got kicked out of school.
Chapter 1b:
When the book speaks of Holden being the fencing captain.
Chapter 2a: Throughout chapter 2 Holden is being lectured about his grades.
Chapter 2b: In chapter 2 Holden walks away while being lectured.
Chapter 3a: Holden is annoyed by the kid in the next dorm to him.
Chapter 3b: In the end of the chapter, Holden’s roommate talks about how he has to shave.
Chapter 4a: In the book they refer to a basketball game and how this one guy was built for basketball and etc.
Chapter 4b: For almost the whole chapter, Stradlater is shaving the whole time.
Chapter 5a: When Holden starts to finish Stradlater’s “composition”.
Chapter 5b: At the end when it talks about the snoring in great detail; coming from Ackley.
Chapter 6a: When Stradelater barges in the room and starts to yell at Holden.
Chapter 6b: When Holden attacks Stradlater.
Chapter 7a: When Holden keeps on talking about Jane.
Chapter 7b: When Holden leaves Ackley’s room in the middle of the night.
Chapter 8a: Holden gets on a train and heads to New York.
Chapter 8b: He lies like crazy to the lady on the train.
Chapter 9a: When Holden is trying to make conversation to people. Then he tries talking to the cab driver and is kind of ignored.
Chapter 9b: (I can’t really connect to much more, but I do want to say something about one of the events.)
When Holden sees the people spitting soda into each other’s mouths.
Chapter 10a: When