THE CATCHER IN THE RYE READING SCHEDULE
Date
March 25-28
April 1-5
April 8-12
April 15-19
April 22-26
April 29-May 3
May 6-10
May 13-17
May 20-24
Pages
1-26
26-52
53-76
76-98
98-122
123-149
149-174
174-194
194-214
Chapters
1-3
4-7
8-10
11-13
14-16
17-19
20-22
23-24
25-26
LITERARY AND RHETORICAL DEVICES IN THE CATCHER IN THE RYE
LITERARY DEVICES
THEMES
a) painfulness of growing up b) phoniness of the adult world c) alienation as a
form of self-protection d) the self as a narrative
SYMBOLS
a) red hunting hat b) ducks in the central park lagoon c) Museum of Natural
History d) “The Catcher in the Rye” song e) Allie’s catcher’s mitt
MOTIFS
a) loneliness b) lying and deception c) fixation on death d)
sexuality/relationships/intimacy
RHETORICAL DEVICES
allusion
generalization
irony
hyperbole
Characters
a) Holden, b) Allie c) DB d) Phoebe
a) Spencer b) Sunny c) Ackley d) Maurice
a) Jane b) Sally c) Phoebe d) Mr. Spencer