Chapter 11

Summary: Holden is walking around and he starts thinking about Jane and all of the fun times they had while they were kids. As much as they liked each other they never did anything physical except for hold hands. She was the greatest hand holder ever you never had to worry about your hand being sweaty or in the wrong spot. They would go to the movies and hold hands the whole time from start to finish. She is the only person outside Holden's family that has ever seen Allie's baseball glove.

Response: Holden obviously still wants to be around Jane and it hurts him that they are not close anymore. I wonder if Jane still has feelings for Holden like he does for her.

Chapter 10

Summary: Holden wants to get out of his room and have some fun still. So he goes down to the Lavender Club by the Hotel lobby. He meets these three girls and wants to dance with them but they are there just to find movie stars. He gets one to dance with him eventually they all danced with him. He bought them all drinks and they just drink them and leave. So he is still lonely and goes back up to his room.

Response: Holden seems to just like girls and cocktails. He is 16 back then was there more underage drinking?

Chapter 9

Summary: When Holden gets to New York he wants to call someone in the phone booth. He doesn't know who to call he thinks about his brother but decides not to and then his sister but she is little and won't be awake. He says that his parents will probably answer and he doesn't want them to find him. He finally calls for a cab and he tries to start conversations but they don't really go anywhere. Then he gets to his room and calls Faith because he wanted a girl to come up to his room but she doesn't come over.

Response: Why would he want Faith to come over? How long will he stay away from his parents?

Chapter 8

Summary: Holden leaves the school and walks to the train station he gets lucky and only has to wait about ten minutes. Holden is the only one on in there then a good looking lady comes in and happens to be Eresnt's mom a kid that goes to Pencey. Holden tells her a few lies about things the moms want to hear about their kids. He also lies and tells her that his name is Rudolf and he is leaving school because of a small brain tummor.

Response: Rudolf *Holden* really went on with the lies. Maybe if he was more honest every once in a while he would have better success with life.

Chapter 7

Summary: Holden goes back into to Ackey's room he wakes him up and Ackley asks Holden why he is all bloody and beat up. Holden just ingnores the question. Holden asks if he can lay on Ackley's roommates bed and Ackley says no and gets a little bit defensive. Holden can't stop thinking about Jane. Ackley gets to annoying for Holden so he leaves and starts packing his bags. He is really upset and yells and wakes everyone up before he leaves.

Respose: I think Holden is going to have to keep fighting and work hard to keep his life going. It has been hard so far but he can make it.

Chapter 6

Summary: Stradlater just got back form his date and Holden wants to know how is was and Stradlater said they had fun in the baseball coaches car. That made Holden made because he knows how Stradlater was and knew what they did. That upset Holden because he has strong feelings for Jane. Then Stradlater and Holden got into a fight and Stradlater is bigger, stronger, and a better fighter so he won. Stradlater gave him all the chances to stop but Holden kept talking.

Response: Holden must really care about Jane if he would fight someone that much stronger them him for her. Stradlater doesn't like herand just wants action from her.

Chapter 5

Summary: Holden is bored and wants to go see a movie so he gets Ackley and Mal to go with him. When they are waiting for the bus they have a snowball fight. They all have already seen that movie so they just go get some burgers. When they get back Holden still needs to write the paper for Stradlater. He writes the paper about his little brothers baseball glove which was covered with poems so he wouldn't we bored while he played. His brothers name was Allie he died from leukemia when he was young.

Response: Holden really liked his younger brother. He is very upset that he died with good reason. That might be why he has such trouble with the world.

Chapter 4

Summary: Stradlater Holden's roommate is cleaning up to go on a date with this girl named Jane Gallagher who Holden knows from his childhood. He really wants to go down there and say something to her but doesn't. Stradlater is done cleaning up and goes out for his date and once again Ackley comes in and bothers Holden again.

Response: I think Holden and Jane will end up getting together in the end. He really has strong feelings for her and he got very excited when Stradlater brought her up. He keeps talking about their past and is very happy.

Chapter 3

Summary: Holden is sitting in his room wearing a hunting hat he just bought and reading a book. Then this guy that stays in the room next to him named Ackley comes into his room just by walking through the shower curtain. Ackley is very annoying he messes with peoples things without even asking and Holden is trying to read his book and makes hints to get Ackley to leave but he never does. Then Holden's roomate Stradlater comes in and Ackley hates him so then he finally leaves.

Response: I wonder why Ackley and Stradlater don't like eachother. If someone like Ackley came in my room and messed with my stuff I would just kick him out.

Chapter 2

Summary: Holden really wants to say goodbye to someone so he runs in the cold to his History teacher Mr. Spencer's house and is greeted by his wife Mrs. Spencer who offers him a hot drink because it is so cold out side but he doesn't want one. Mr. Spencer is sick so when Holden goes in his room to talk to him he is in a bath robe and nothing else so it is a little weird for Holden and Mr. Spencer starts to leacture him about why he is not making it in school. Holden doesn't want to talk about this so he tries to leave but Mr. Spencer just keeps talking so finaly Holden gets out of there.

Response: I think Holden would be very smart if he aplies himself he seems like a smart kid. It seems like Mr. Spencer really cares.

Chapter 1

Summary: Holden Caulfield is the main character in this book he attends Pencey Prep High School he is watching a football game from way up on top of a hill it is icy cold. He doesn't really try or apply himself so he is getting kicked out so the overall grades at Pencey Prep doesn't drop. He starts off by stating that he will not talk about his past. He does talk about his brother who is a wealthy writer that lives in Hollywood and drives a nice Jaguar.

Response: This is going to be a fun book to read I am glad we are reading it. Holden is going through a rough time so it will be interresting to see how he deals with it.