catcher in the rye Flashcards

1
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holden

A

tells story from mental institution, his brother died

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2
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D.B

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brother, lives in Hollywood as playwrite

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3
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Phoebe

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sister, overly wise for her age

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4
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Allie

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brother who died from cancer

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5
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Ackley

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neighbor@ boarding school. disgusting and cant take hint

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6
Q

Stradlater

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Roommate, secret slob, has a date with jane and it bothers Holden

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7
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Jane

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crush, went out with stradlater, her father is abusive

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8
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Mr. Spencer

A

old teacher cares about holdens future

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9
Q

maurice

A

pimp who comes after him for money

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10
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sunny

A

prostitute about holdens age

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11
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sally hayes

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“girlfriend” invites holden to help with xmas decorations

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12
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Faith Cavendish

A

could show holden a good time

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13
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Lillian simmons

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D.B’s old friend, very annoying to holden

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14
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carl luce

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old roommate of holdens very smart and lady’s man

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15
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horwitz

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cabbie, sarcastic about fish

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16
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ernie

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club owner, plays piano, got stuck in lime light

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17
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hazel Weatherfield

A

phoebes made up character in stories

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18
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Mr. Antolini

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holdens fav teacher from another school

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19
Q

fencing

A

sport with swords

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20
Q

foil

A

sword wont hurt you

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21
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grippe

22
Q

falsetto

A

very high pitch

23
Q

ostracized

A

excluding intentionally ignored

24
Q

polo

A

sport on horseback

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splendid
wonderful or terrific
26
illiterate
unable to read or wrote
27
hoarse
raspy/low
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chiffonier
chest of drawers
29
rostrum
small platform
30
ironic
unexpected
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lagoon
small body of water
32
compulsory
manditory
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sadist
person who has pleasure in others pain
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athiest
no belief in god
35
random
without order
36
canasta
card game
37
modesty
regard for decency
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monastery
where monks live
39
clavichord
keyboard instrument
40
intimately
closely
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swanky
classy or elegant
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inferiority complex
unrealistic feeling of not belonging
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bourgeois
lower class
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blasé
unimpressed
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mutiny
rebellion against authority
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charitable
assistance to those in need
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humbly
meekness or modesty
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nonchalantly
coolly casually
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chateau
large French country house
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snubbed
ignored
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immense
extremely large
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holy
sacred