https://padlet.com/ryanr1824/m1mre2x7kzkcm53p en-us 2020-05-20 16:59:59 UTC 2023-03-05 03:13:03 UTC hello@padlet.com ryanr1824 https://padlet.com/ryanr1824/m1mre2x7kzkcm53p/wish/585380455  1.  ""Life is a game, boy. Life is a game that one plays according to the rules." "Yes, sir. I know it is. I know it." Game, my ass. Some game. If you get on the side where all the hot-shots are, then it's a game, all right--I'll admit that. But if you get on the other side, where there aren't any hot-shots, then what's a game about it? Nothing. No game." P. 5

2. When Holden casually mentions what his conversation with Dr. Thurmer was about, Mr. Spencer repeats the phrase again to Holden.  The way Mr. Spencer addresses Holden as "boy" shows how he clearly has a somewhat meaningful relationship with Holden, and is only lecturing him to help him.  He points out that Holden must "play by the rules", meaning he should actually do well in school and not act out.  Not only does Mr. Spencer server as somewhat of a mentor to Holden through his meaningful lectures, but his mention of "playing by the rules" foreshadows the events for the rest of the book, in which Holden doesn't play by the rules and acts out against the social conformities.

3. Mr. Spencer reveals the contempt Holden holds towards many adults. Holden agrees with Mr. Spencer's critique with a formal response, yet forms a paragraph rebutting what Mr. Spencer said in his head. This gives a peak of insight into Holden's cowardice and cynicism, in which he critiques other people in his head, yet refuses to take any action. Rather than actually try to take Mr. Spencer's advice to heart, Holden takes it as a phony response, and points out in his mind how the game of life is completely unfair to people like him.]]> 2020-05-20 17:01:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ryanr1824/m1mre2x7kzkcm53p/wish/585380455 ryanr1824 https://padlet.com/ryanr1824/m1mre2x7kzkcm53p/wish/585595332 1. ""You used to play what with her all the time?" "Checkers." "Checkers, for Chrissake!" "Yeah. She wouldn't move any of her kings. What she'd do, when she'd get a king, she wouldn't move it. She'd just leave it in the back row. She'd get them all lined up in the back row. Then she'd never use them. She just liked the way they looked when they were all in the back row." Stradlater didn't say anything. That kind of stuff doesn't interest most people." P. 17

2. Jane keeps her kings in the back row while playing checkers simply because she appreciated the aesthetic of it.  She does such a silly thing that hinders the actual game play because of her own innocence and desire to do what she likes.  With how Holden describes her, Jane seems to not care about proving anything about herself, like being able to win at checkers.  This insignificant gag that Jane does sets her character as one of the only ones that Holden believes to be genuine, and truly cares for.

3. Holden pays attention to Jane's little jest, and even remembers it enough to describe it again to Stradlater.  This quote reveals Holden's consistency of paying attention to the small things that he deems to prove that someone isn't a phony.  We see this consistency throughout the book, like with Allie's mitt, as well as the kettledrum player.


]]> 2020-05-20 18:39:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ryanr1824/m1mre2x7kzkcm53p/wish/585595332 ryanr1824 https://padlet.com/ryanr1824/m1mre2x7kzkcm53p/wish/585794951 1.  "People with red hair are supposed to get mad very easily, but Allie never did, and he had very red hair.  I'll tell you what kind of red hair he had. I started playing golf when I was only ten years old. I remember once, the summer I was around twelve, teeing off and all, and having a hunch that if I turned around all of a sudden, I'd see Allie. So I did, and sure enough, he was sitting on his bike outside the fence--there was this fence that went all around the course--and he was sitting there, about a hundred and fifty yards behind me, watching me tee off. That's the kind of red hair he had. " P. 21

2. Allie goes against the red hair stereotype that Holden describes, exemplifying his charming personality by supporting Holden during golf practice.  Holden turning around to look for Allie before teeing off serves as a metaphor for how Allie was the person that had Holden's back, and was the one Holden could rely on.  This is just one of the multiple acts that Allie did that proved to Holden he was a genuine and innocent character.

3. This quote reveals how Holden thought of Allie.  He was a character that actually fulfilled Holden and cared about him, unlike the many other characters that Holden described as phonies.  Holden going on a tangent about how Allie broke the red hair stereotype demonstrates how Holden truly thought of Allie as a genuine, unique person, compared to the rest of the people he comes across throughout the book.  Allie's death comes to symbolize Holden's departure from childhood and innocence.


]]> 2020-05-20 20:37:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ryanr1824/m1mre2x7kzkcm53p/wish/585794951 ryanr1824 https://padlet.com/ryanr1824/m1mre2x7kzkcm53p/wish/585867527 1. "The trouble was, I just didn't want to do it. I felt more depressed than sexy, if you want to know the truth. She was depressing. Her green dress hanging in the closet and all. And besides, I don't think I could ever do it with somebody that sits in a stupid movie all day long. I really don't think I could. She came over to me, with this funny look on her face, like as if she didn't believe me. "What'sa matter?" she said." P. 52

2. Sunny doesn't know anything about Holden's mental state at that moment.  Her actual character is insignificant to the plot, as she merely serves a symbol for Holden's desperate attempt at female companionship.  Her insistence on going through with intercourse despite Holden telling her that he doesn't feel it anymore shows how she doesn't care for any emotional bond with the people she has sex with, and merely sees them as her sense of pleasure and income.

3. Unlike Sunny, Holden only seeks the deep bonds he had with people like Jane and Allie, and falls into the trap of using a prostitute to fill this void.  Not only does Sunny reveal how Holden has been going through the trouble of feeling lonely, but it highlights his distaste for phonies once again.  Holden states that the dress makes him even more depressed, because he knows that she bought the dress from a regular shop, and that she simply sits around in a movie all day.  Overall, Sunny unintentionally reminds Holden that what he's seeking is emotional love.]]> 2020-05-20 21:30:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ryanr1824/m1mre2x7kzkcm53p/wish/585867527 ryanr1824 https://padlet.com/ryanr1824/m1mre2x7kzkcm53p/wish/585904124 1. ""Oh, Romeo and Juliet! Lovely! Didn't you just love it?" She certainly didn't sound much like a nun. "Yes. I did. I liked it a lot. There were a few things I didn't like about it, but it was quite moving, on the whole." "What didn't you like about it? Can you remember?"" 
P. 60

2. Despite being a nun, she has a strong interest in novels like Romeo and Juliet because she's an English teacher, and even urges Holden to share what he thought.  This reveals that the nun doesn't conform to the typical contained, extremely religious, nun stereotype, even expressing interest in novels that have some levels of sexuality to them.  This enthusiasm over something the nun is passionate for proves to the reader and to Holden that she has a genuine personality.

3. Holden proclaims to the reader, "She didn't sound much like a nun", after hearing her sudden response about Romeo and Juliet.  This is a key moment in Holden's character development, because he had not been fond of organized religion before this incident, but seeing the nun not conform to her stereotype opened up Holden's mind for one of the first times.  This reveals that Holden's criticisms are open to change.


]]> 2020-05-20 22:01:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ryanr1824/m1mre2x7kzkcm53p/wish/585904124 ryanr1824 https://padlet.com/ryanr1824/m1mre2x7kzkcm53p/wish/585973747 1. " "You can't just do something like that," old Sally said. She sounded sore as hell. "Why not? Why the hell not?" "Stop screaming at me, please," she said. Which was crap, because I wasn't even screaming at her. "Why can'tcha? Why not?" "Because you can't, that's all. In the first place, we're both practically children. And did you ever stop to think what you'd do if you didn't get a job when your money ran out? We'd starve to death. The whole thing's so fantastic, it isn't even--"" P. 71

2. Sally represents the typical outgoing girl.  In contrast to Holden, Sally normally conforms to the norms of society, and does what she think is fun.  When Holden starts going on a rant about moving away with her, she tries to talk sense into him.  This quote mostly reveals how Sally simply conforms to what she knows is right, in contrast to Holden, who criticizes many people and acts out at certain times.

3. Holden starts to become irrational in the quote, oblivious to his own physical state, even to the point where he doesn't realize that he's raising his voice at Sally. Sally reveals one of Holden's breaking points, in which all he can think about is running away to avoid his problems. When Sally starts to put his offer and nonconformity down, he instantly begins to resent her, despite her doing no wrongdoing.]]> 2020-05-20 23:07:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ryanr1824/m1mre2x7kzkcm53p/wish/585973747