The Catcher in the Rye - Sean and Bryan Flashcards

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Phoebe

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Holden’s little sister; gives Holden “dough;” wants to go West with Holden; worries about Holden; she can talk sense into him

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Stradlater

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Holden’s roommate at Pencey Prep; goes on a date with Jane and fights Holden at the end of Holden’s stay at Pencey

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D.B.

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lives in Hollywood and works as an author; Holden describes him as a prostitute because D.B. writes movies

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Sally

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gets called a “royal pain in the ass” by Holden; goes out with Holden and wants him to check out her rear in the skating skirt

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Holden

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the protagonist/main character; can’t stay in one school; mentally distressed; loves Jane

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Mr. Antolini

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creepy; tries to be caring

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Mr. Spencer

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Holden’s former teacher; tries to help Holden; strict; caring

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Maurice

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elevator operator; pimp; “sells” Sunny to Holden; steals from Holden; beats Holden up

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Allie

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Holden’s younger brother; dies of Leukemia 3 years before the start of the novel

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Jane Gallagher

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sexually abused by her stepfather who walked around naked and drunk; loved by Holden; goes out with Stradlater

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Sunny

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Sunny’s “services” were purchased by Holden through a pimp named Maurice in a hotel elevator; she is a prostitute

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James Castle

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Holden likes him; he was bullied and possibly sexually assaulted; he kills himself by jumping out a window

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Carl Luce

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a student who was Holden’s student advisor at the Whooton School; he is older than Holden and has a great deal of sexual experience

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Ossenburger

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gave money to Pencey Prep; there is a wing in a dorm that is named after him; he is a rich, phony undertaker

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Mr. Spencer’s house

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Mr. Spencer shows Holden his old test, which he failed badly

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