Today you have time to work on your drawing/visual aids. If you finish you should work on journals.
Remember this can be a scene or an
image (a symbol) or even an allusion from the book. You must explain why
it is important.
Draw
a picture (or some sort of visual representation) from the
reading. Be sure to include a written component explaining why you chose
to create your visual representation. (This is worth 50 pts of the overall project)
Work on your visual aid today. Remember this can be a scene or an image (a symbol) or even an allusion from the book. You must explain why it is important.
Draw
a picture (or some sort of visual representation) from the
reading. Be sure to include a written component explaining why you chose
to create your visual representation. (This is worth 50 pts of the overall project)
CREATIVE PART/VISUAL AID:
GRADING SCALE for READING LOGS:
4 – The student analyzes what happens in a
chapter and the noteworthy literary elements in the chapter to larger ideas
(themes) and how they relate to the novel as a whole. Journal has a short but
detailed summary (synopsis), 3-4 noteworthy literary elements, and 3-4
unfamiliar words (vocabulary).
3 – The student can analyze what happened in
a chapter and make connections with larger themes or how the action in the
chapter connects/relates to the novel as a whole.The student is beginning to analyze the meaning
of literary devices in connection with larger meanings (example how symbols
reinforce main ideas).Journal has a
short detailed summary (synopsis), 2-3 noteworthy literary elements, and 2-3
unfamiliar words (vocabulary).
2 – The student can summarize the events in a
chapter discussing what happened with good detail.The student can list literary devices but
might not be able to analyze them and connect them to larger ideas.The student is beginning to make connections
between what happened in a chapter and how it reinforces larger themes.Journal could also be missing vocabulary
words or might only list literary elements.
1 – The student can summarize events in the
chapter, but is not able to accurate list literary devices or make connections
on how the chapter reinforces larger themes or ideas.
Unit Learning goal:Students will be able to create a multi-part literary project that details the following items:
The Literature Project
Rationale:
The purpose of this project is to assess your ability to read,
summarize, analyze, and connect pieces of literature as well as assess
your writing skills. This is your chance to show me everything you know
and have learned. This is your chance to dazzle, shine, dance, sing,
shout (during your presentation).
Assignment: You will read A Brave New World. This final project will consist of five parts.
1)A
reading log revealing your engagement with the literature. This part
should be very thorough and should contain all the things listed below.
2)A creative connection
3)A book summary/personal response paper
4)An
analysis focusing primarily on the development of one striking element
in the novel: symbolism, characterization, figurative language, theme,
plot and how that element contributes to the development of the novel’s
overall meaning.
5)A connection—a one page paper connecting the book to a short story or novel read last year by either symbolism or theme.
6)A
presentation (this could be creative—and has to be 3 minutes with
visual aids): this is an overview of your project and your understanding
of the novel.
POINT
VALUES: The analysis is worth 100 points each. The log, creative
connection, personal response, presentation, and connections are worth
50 points each. Therefore, the total point value is 350 points. This
is nearly your entire project grade for the semester.
EXPECTATIONS:
THE
READING LOG: The reading log reveals your engagement with
literature. Furthermore, a detailed reading log will significantly aid
you in the development of the rest of the project. After reading each
chapter, you should write in your log:
nA short synopsis of the action and character development
nYour interpretation of the significant events occurring in the chapter
nNoteworthy figurative language and other literary elements
nVocabulary—unfamiliar words
Please
note that the copying of Cliff Notes or Internet Sites is
plagiarism. I want only your thoughts, don’t steal. Cheating will
equal a ZERO.
THE CREATIVE PART: Choose one of the three options below:
A) Take
a minor character and write a 1-2 page monologue / journal entry about
what they think of the situation / action / motivations in the book so
far.
B) Make
a newspaper story about one of the major events of the novel. How would
a journalist take on those events and how would that story be different
than John or Bernard's perspective.
C) Draw
a picture (or some sort of visual representation) drawing from the
reading. Be sure to include a written component explaining why you chose
to create your visual representation.
Book
Review/ Personal Response: Give a detailed summary of the book. What
did you like? What did you not like? Would you recommend this book to a
friend? Why or why not?
THE
LITERARY ANALYSIS: Choose one literary element of the book and develop a
thesis around it. Back up your thesis statements with proof from the
text. This paper should be at least 3 pages.
THE
CONNECTION: 1-2 pages connecting the novel to a short story read in
class. You may focus on theme, characterization (think dynamic), or
figurative language.
THE PRESENTATION: 3 minutes—this should be an overview of your project and what you learned. It should include a visual aid.
Today we are going to review chapters 18-19 and look at chapters 20-21.
10/29 chapters 20-21
10/30 – 10/30 Time to work on visual aid/creative connection
10/31 chaps 22-23
11/3 chap 25-26
11/4 FINISH Journals
11/5 - 11/8 Review
11/6 - TEST
11/7 - 11/17 Work on Essays
11/18-11/20 Presentations
Journals:
Example of Reading Log (from Jenny Hansen's blog)
Summery: Bernard rushes to the Solidarity Service, and is late. He goes
into a room with twelve chairs. Three of them were empty. He goes to
the nearest one, and then gets angry at himself because he got into the
chair next to Morgana Rothschild, who had a unibrow. The other two
people came in a little later and they started the service. They
starting playing music and the president started passing soma ice cream
around for everyone to have. Then they started singing a hymn to Ford.
They sang eight stanzas, and then the president started passing the
loving cup around for everyone to drink from. Then they sang the last
four stanzas. After they were finished singing a voice came from the
ceiling and said, "The feet of the Greater Being are on the stairs."
Then everyone in the room started saying, "I hear him! He is coming."
They started dancing around as they sang a song called "Orgy-Porgy."
Bernard sang and danced along, but he didn't hear anything and felt
miserable. They sang it over and over until the dancers had stopped and
the service was ended. After the service, Morgana asked Bernard if he
had a wonderful time at the service. Bernard lied and said, "Yes."
Importance: This section shows again that Bernard is an outsider to the
society. He doesn't like soma, his physical appearance isn't what it
should be for his class, and he doesn't get anything out of the service,
where all of the other people in the room were super happy after it.
He felt miserable and separated. This also shows another way the
government is controlling the people. They are taking religion
completely out of society except for this weird version. This is
because the government doesn't want people coming together in close
relationships. They have taken all close relationships out of the
equations. They have gotten rid of families, marriage, and religion.
Basically, everything that would bring people together. Also this
section shows how childish everyone in this world is because there is no
responsibility.
Literary Devices
Allusion - When Bernard is heading to the ceremony he passes Big
Henry, the clock. This alludes to Big Ben, the clock in London. The
name is changed for this book because it is referring to Henry Ford, who
is very important to the people in this book.
Allusion - The whole ceremony that Bernard goes to is an allusion to
communion. When Bernard gets into the room for the ceremony there are
twelve chairs for people there to sit in. This is an allusion to the
twelve disciples. When they pass the soma ice cream around, it
symbolizes the bread at the Last Supper. This is the same for the
loving cup that is passed around. It symbolizes the wine at the Last
Supper. This allusion reinforces the idea that this is a religious
ceremony.
Morgana Rothschild - This is an allusion to Fata Morgana or Morgan
Le Fay. This was a girl who was against King Arthur and made life
difficult for him. I think this might give a picture of what her
character is like. She also has a unibrow when Alphas are supposed to
be perfect. This shows that there is some limit control from the
government.
Clara Deterding - This is an allusion to Clara Ford and Henri
Deterding, who was the founder of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company. In
doing that he purchased Azerbaijan oil fields from a family whose
family name was Rothschild. Later in his life he began to support the
German Nazi Party. This goes along with the general trend of allusions
in this book. Most of the allusions alludes to big world powers that
ruled by fear, but ultimately failed in the end.
Sarojini Engels - This is an allusion to Friedrich Engels and
Sarojini. Friedrich Engels is alluded to because he help write the
Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx, which is what Bernard Marx alludes
to. This may be a foreshadow to what happens later in the book. This
also follows the general trend of allusion. Sarojini Naidu was a
freedom fighter for India. I am not sure what this means in relation to
the book.
Jim Bokanovsky - I think this alludes to Maurice Bokanovsky, the
same thing that the Bokanovsky Process alludes to. He was wanted the
government to be more efficient.
Herbert Bakunin - This name alludes to Mikhail Bakunin and George
Herbert. Mikhail Bakunin was a Russian that one of the founders of
social anarchism. Anarchism is the belief in abolishing all government
and be self governed. At first glance, you might think this is the type
of system they have in the book, but after reading me you find out that
the government is still there, but it is just controlling everything to
they don't have to do anything to keep people in line. George Herbert
was a Welsh Priest. He wrote many hymns. This again reinforces the
idea of religion in this section.
Allusion - The last song that they sing is called "Orgy-Porgy." It
says, "Orgy-porgy, Ford and fun, kiss the girls and make them One. Boys
at one with the girls at peace; Orgy-porgy gives release." This is an
allusion to the children' song "Georgie Porgie." This song says,
"Georgie Porgie, pudding and pie, kissed the girls and made them cry;
when the boys came out to play, Georgie Porgie ran away." This shows
that everyone in this book acts like children because there is no
responsibility.
Unknown Vocabulary
Galvanic - adj. relating or involving electric currents.
Liturgical - adj. relating to public worship.
Foetal - adj. variation in spelling from the word "fetal."
Benevolently - adv. well meaning and kindly.
Unit Learning goal: Students will be able to create a multi-part
literary project that details the following items:
The Literature Project
Rationale: The purpose of this project is to assess your
ability to read, summarize, analyze, and connect pieces of literature as well
as assess your writing skills. This is your chance to show me
everything you know and have learned. This is your chance to dazzle,
shine, dance, sing, shout (during your presentation).
Assignment: You will read A Catcher in the Rye .
This final project will consist of six parts.
1)A reading log revealing your engagement
with the literature. This part should be very thorough and should
contain all the things listed below.
2)A creative connection
3)A book summary/personal response paper
4)An analysis focusing primarily on the
development of one striking element in the novel: symbolism, characterization,
figurative language, theme, plot and how that element contributes to the
development of the novel’s overall meaning.
5)A comparison essay —a one page paper connecting
the book to a short story or novel read last year by either symbolism or
theme.
6)A presentation (this could be creative—and
has to be 3 minutes with visual aids): this is an overview of your project and
your understanding of the novel.
POINT VALUES: The analysis is worth 100 points each. The log,
creative connection, personal response, presentation, and connections are worth
50 points each. Therefore, the total point value is 350
points. This is nearly your entire project grade for the semester.
EXPECTATIONS:
1) THE READING LOG: The reading log reveals your
engagement with literature. Furthermore, a detailed reading log will
significantly aid you in the development of the rest of the
project. After reading each chapter, you should write in your log:
n A short synopsis of the action and character
development
n Your interpretation of the significant
events occurring in the chapter
n Noteworthy figurative language and other
literary elements
n Vocabulary—unfamiliar words
Please note that the copying of Cliff Notes or Internet
Sites is plagiarism. I want only your thoughts, don’t
steal. Cheating will equal a ZERO.
2) THE CREATIVE PART: Choose one of the three options below:
Take a minor character and write a 1-2 page monologue /
journal entry about what they think of the situation / action / motivations in
the book so far.
Make a newspaper story about one of the major events of
the novel. How would a journalist take on those events and how would that story be
different than Holden's perspective.
Draw a picture (or some sort of visual
representation) drawing from the reading. Be sure to include a written
component explaining why you chose to create your visual representation.
3) Book Review/ Personal Response: Give a
detailed summary of the book. What did you like? What did
you not like? Would you recommend this book to a
friend? Why or why not?
4) THE LITERARY ANALYSIS: Choose one literary element of the book and develop a
thesis around it. Back up your thesis statements with proof from the
text. This paper should be at least 3 pages.
5) THE CONNECTION: 1-2 pages connecting the novel to a short story read in
class. You may focus on theme, characterization (think dynamic), or
figurative language.
6) THE PRESENTATION: 3 minutes—this should be an overview of your
project and what you learned. It should include a visual
aid.
Scale/Rubric relating to learning goal:
4 – The student can create A Catcher in the Rye project
that relates the novel the real world citing both textual evidence and examples
from contemporary society.
3 – The student can create A Catcher in the Rye project
that incorporates all sections of the project.
2 – With some direction/help from the teacher the student
is able to create A Catcher in the Rye project that incorporates
all sections of the project.
1 – Even with help from the teacher the student is unable
to create A Catcher in the Rye project that incorporates all sections of
the project. The student may be able to do some sections, but not
all of them.
Catcher in the Rye is a story about a young teenage named
Holden Caulfield. Holden has a conflict with himself – he feels that
everyone around him is a phony. He seems to hate everyone and
everything. The only thoughts of innocence and childhood bring him
joy. Perhaps he struggles to accept the hypocrisy of the adult world.
Holden is the narrator and anti-hero. The novel is a coming of age story
or a bildungsroman novel. You will need to look at the following themes,
symbols and conflicts while reading:
MAJOR
THEMES:
SYMBOLS:
Loss of Innocence
Alle’s Baseball Glove
Rebellion From
Society
Holden’s Red Hunting Cap
Mental
Instability
The Duck Pond
Death
The Carrousel
Hypocrisy
Holden Caulfield’s name
Sexual Confusion
Kings in the back row
Prep School Life
Major Conflict: Person vs. Self. Holden has a hard
time dealing with the people around him believing that they are all phonies and
either pretending to be something that they are not, or selling themselves for
some reason. Everyone is untruthful.
2) List all the characters that appear
in the novel and describe their physical appearance, motivations, social class.
3) List various allusions and
foreshadows and discuss what they mean in relation to plot.
4) List the various types of conflict
that occur throughout the novel and discuss who the conflicts are between.
5) Keep a journal that outlines the
novel – and the plot
6) List three themes and in a paragraph
or more discuss how these themes work in the novel.
7) In an essay of a page or more
discuss how Bradbury uses particular images or characters as symbols and
discuss how these symbols reflect larger themes or ideas in the novel.
8) Outline the character development
(inward change) of various characters (to be mentioned later).
9) List and outline the central plot.
10) In a paragraph or more discuss how the title and the
images of innocence or childhood
11) Pick out two or three examples of similes and/or metaphors
and in a paragraph discuss how they are used.
12) Given a quotation identify the speaker.
13) Write an essay on Catcher in the Rye.
Catcher in the Rye: Study Guide
Be able to explain the following themes and give examples of
three scenes that fit each theme:
Loss of Innocence
Rebellion From Society
Mental Instability
Death
Hypocrisy
Sexual Confusion
Be able to explain the following symbols – what they
represent and why they are important:
Allie’s Baseball Glove
Holden’s Red Hunting Cap
The Duck Pond
The Carrousel
Holden Caulfield’s name
Kings in the back row
Prep School Life
The title
List and explain five allusions.
Explain the major conflict.
List the point of view.
Discuss how Holden is an unreliable narrator.
Discuss how Holden in an anti-hero.
Discuss how Catcher in the Rye is a Bildungsroman novel.
Note, today we will discuss journals (again) and then look at chapters 18-19. Please note that next week you have a great big test on this book and then you will be writing three essays and giving a presentation on the book to class.
10/28 chapters 18-19
10/29 chapters 20-21
10/30 – 10/30 Time to work on visual aid/creative connection
10/31 chaps 22-23
11/3 chap 25-26
11/4 FINISH Journals
11/5 - 11/8 Review
11/6 - TEST
11/7 - 11/17 Work on Essays
11/18-11/20 Presentations
Journals:
Example of Reading Log (from Jenny Hansen's blog)
Summery: Bernard rushes to the Solidarity Service, and is late. He goes
into a room with twelve chairs. Three of them were empty. He goes to
the nearest one, and then gets angry at himself because he got into the
chair next to Morgana Rothschild, who had a unibrow. The other two
people came in a little later and they started the service. They
starting playing music and the president started passing soma ice cream
around for everyone to have. Then they started singing a hymn to Ford.
They sang eight stanzas, and then the president started passing the
loving cup around for everyone to drink from. Then they sang the last
four stanzas. After they were finished singing a voice came from the
ceiling and said, "The feet of the Greater Being are on the stairs."
Then everyone in the room started saying, "I hear him! He is coming."
They started dancing around as they sang a song called "Orgy-Porgy."
Bernard sang and danced along, but he didn't hear anything and felt
miserable. They sang it over and over until the dancers had stopped and
the service was ended. After the service, Morgana asked Bernard if he
had a wonderful time at the service. Bernard lied and said, "Yes."
Importance: This section shows again that Bernard is an outsider to the
society. He doesn't like soma, his physical appearance isn't what it
should be for his class, and he doesn't get anything out of the service,
where all of the other people in the room were super happy after it.
He felt miserable and separated. This also shows another way the
government is controlling the people. They are taking religion
completely out of society except for this weird version. This is
because the government doesn't want people coming together in close
relationships. They have taken all close relationships out of the
equations. They have gotten rid of families, marriage, and religion.
Basically, everything that would bring people together. Also this
section shows how childish everyone in this world is because there is no
responsibility.
Literary Devices
Allusion - When Bernard is heading to the ceremony he passes Big
Henry, the clock. This alludes to Big Ben, the clock in London. The
name is changed for this book because it is referring to Henry Ford, who
is very important to the people in this book.
Allusion - The whole ceremony that Bernard goes to is an allusion to
communion. When Bernard gets into the room for the ceremony there are
twelve chairs for people there to sit in. This is an allusion to the
twelve disciples. When they pass the soma ice cream around, it
symbolizes the bread at the Last Supper. This is the same for the
loving cup that is passed around. It symbolizes the wine at the Last
Supper. This allusion reinforces the idea that this is a religious
ceremony.
Morgana Rothschild - This is an allusion to Fata Morgana or Morgan
Le Fay. This was a girl who was against King Arthur and made life
difficult for him. I think this might give a picture of what her
character is like. She also has a unibrow when Alphas are supposed to
be perfect. This shows that there is some limit control from the
government.
Clara Deterding - This is an allusion to Clara Ford and Henri
Deterding, who was the founder of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company. In
doing that he purchased Azerbaijan oil fields from a family whose
family name was Rothschild. Later in his life he began to support the
German Nazi Party. This goes along with the general trend of allusions
in this book. Most of the allusions alludes to big world powers that
ruled by fear, but ultimately failed in the end.
Sarojini Engels - This is an allusion to Friedrich Engels and
Sarojini. Friedrich Engels is alluded to because he help write the
Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx, which is what Bernard Marx alludes
to. This may be a foreshadow to what happens later in the book. This
also follows the general trend of allusion. Sarojini Naidu was a
freedom fighter for India. I am not sure what this means in relation to
the book.
Jim Bokanovsky - I think this alludes to Maurice Bokanovsky, the
same thing that the Bokanovsky Process alludes to. He was wanted the
government to be more efficient.
Herbert Bakunin - This name alludes to Mikhail Bakunin and George
Herbert. Mikhail Bakunin was a Russian that one of the founders of
social anarchism. Anarchism is the belief in abolishing all government
and be self governed. At first glance, you might think this is the type
of system they have in the book, but after reading me you find out that
the government is still there, but it is just controlling everything to
they don't have to do anything to keep people in line. George Herbert
was a Welsh Priest. He wrote many hymns. This again reinforces the
idea of religion in this section.
Allusion - The last song that they sing is called "Orgy-Porgy." It
says, "Orgy-porgy, Ford and fun, kiss the girls and make them One. Boys
at one with the girls at peace; Orgy-porgy gives release." This is an
allusion to the children' song "Georgie Porgie." This song says,
"Georgie Porgie, pudding and pie, kissed the girls and made them cry;
when the boys came out to play, Georgie Porgie ran away." This shows
that everyone in this book acts like children because there is no
responsibility.
Unknown Vocabulary
Galvanic - adj. relating or involving electric currents.
Liturgical - adj. relating to public worship.
Foetal - adj. variation in spelling from the word "fetal."
Benevolently - adv. well meaning and kindly.
Unit Learning goal: Students will be able to create a multi-part
literary project that details the following items:
The Literature Project
Rationale: The purpose of this project is to assess your
ability to read, summarize, analyze, and connect pieces of literature as well
as assess your writing skills. This is your chance to show me
everything you know and have learned. This is your chance to dazzle,
shine, dance, sing, shout (during your presentation).
Assignment: You will read A Catcher in the Rye .
This final project will consist of six parts.
1)A reading log revealing your engagement
with the literature. This part should be very thorough and should
contain all the things listed below.
2)A creative connection
3)A book summary/personal response paper
4)An analysis focusing primarily on the
development of one striking element in the novel: symbolism, characterization,
figurative language, theme, plot and how that element contributes to the
development of the novel’s overall meaning.
5)A comparison essay —a one page paper connecting
the book to a short story or novel read last year by either symbolism or
theme.
6)A presentation (this could be creative—and
has to be 3 minutes with visual aids): this is an overview of your project and
your understanding of the novel.
POINT VALUES: The analysis is worth 100 points each. The log,
creative connection, personal response, presentation, and connections are worth
50 points each. Therefore, the total point value is 350
points. This is nearly your entire project grade for the semester.
EXPECTATIONS:
1) THE READING LOG: The reading log reveals your
engagement with literature. Furthermore, a detailed reading log will
significantly aid you in the development of the rest of the
project. After reading each chapter, you should write in your log:
n A short synopsis of the action and character
development
n Your interpretation of the significant
events occurring in the chapter
n Noteworthy figurative language and other
literary elements
n Vocabulary—unfamiliar words
Please note that the copying of Cliff Notes or Internet
Sites is plagiarism. I want only your thoughts, don’t
steal. Cheating will equal a ZERO.
2) THE CREATIVE PART: Choose one of the three options below:
Take a minor character and write a 1-2 page monologue /
journal entry about what they think of the situation / action / motivations in
the book so far.
Make a newspaper story about one of the major events of
the novel. How would a journalist take on those events and how would that story be
different than Holden's perspective.
Draw a picture (or some sort of visual
representation) drawing from the reading. Be sure to include a written
component explaining why you chose to create your visual representation.
3) Book Review/ Personal Response: Give a
detailed summary of the book. What did you like? What did
you not like? Would you recommend this book to a
friend? Why or why not?
4) THE LITERARY ANALYSIS: Choose one literary element of the book and develop a
thesis around it. Back up your thesis statements with proof from the
text. This paper should be at least 3 pages.
5) THE CONNECTION: 1-2 pages connecting the novel to a short story read in
class. You may focus on theme, characterization (think dynamic), or
figurative language.
6) THE PRESENTATION: 3 minutes—this should be an overview of your
project and what you learned. It should include a visual
aid.
Scale/Rubric relating to learning goal:
4 – The student can create A Catcher in the Rye project
that relates the novel the real world citing both textual evidence and examples
from contemporary society.
3 – The student can create A Catcher in the Rye project
that incorporates all sections of the project.
2 – With some direction/help from the teacher the student
is able to create A Catcher in the Rye project that incorporates
all sections of the project.
1 – Even with help from the teacher the student is unable
to create A Catcher in the Rye project that incorporates all sections of
the project. The student may be able to do some sections, but not
all of them.
Catcher in the Rye is a story about a young teenage named
Holden Caulfield. Holden has a conflict with himself – he feels that
everyone around him is a phony. He seems to hate everyone and
everything. The only thoughts of innocence and childhood bring him
joy. Perhaps he struggles to accept the hypocrisy of the adult world.
Holden is the narrator and anti-hero. The novel is a coming of age story
or a bildungsroman novel. You will need to look at the following themes,
symbols and conflicts while reading:
MAJOR
THEMES:
SYMBOLS:
Loss of Innocence
Alle’s Baseball Glove
Rebellion From
Society
Holden’s Red Hunting Cap
Mental
Instability
The Duck Pond
Death
The Carrousel
Hypocrisy
Holden Caulfield’s name
Sexual Confusion
Kings in the back row
Prep School Life
Major Conflict: Person vs. Self. Holden has a hard
time dealing with the people around him believing that they are all phonies and
either pretending to be something that they are not, or selling themselves for
some reason. Everyone is untruthful.
2) List all the characters that appear
in the novel and describe their physical appearance, motivations, social class.
3) List various allusions and
foreshadows and discuss what they mean in relation to plot.
4) List the various types of conflict
that occur throughout the novel and discuss who the conflicts are between.
5) Keep a journal that outlines the
novel – and the plot
6) List three themes and in a paragraph
or more discuss how these themes work in the novel.
7) In an essay of a page or more
discuss how Bradbury uses particular images or characters as symbols and
discuss how these symbols reflect larger themes or ideas in the novel.
8) Outline the character development
(inward change) of various characters (to be mentioned later).
9) List and outline the central plot.
10) In a paragraph or more discuss how the title and the
images of innocence or childhood
11) Pick out two or three examples of similes and/or metaphors
and in a paragraph discuss how they are used.
12) Given a quotation identify the speaker.
13) Write an essay on Catcher in the Rye.
Catcher in the Rye: Study Guide
Be able to explain the following themes and give examples of
three scenes that fit each theme:
Loss of Innocence
Rebellion From Society
Mental Instability
Death
Hypocrisy
Sexual Confusion
Be able to explain the following symbols – what they
represent and why they are important:
Allie’s Baseball Glove
Holden’s Red Hunting Cap
The Duck Pond
The Carrousel
Holden Caulfield’s name
Kings in the back row
Prep School Life
The title
List and explain five allusions.
Explain the major conflict.
List the point of view.
Discuss how Holden is an unreliable narrator.
Discuss how Holden in an anti-hero.
Discuss how Catcher in the Rye is a Bildungsroman novel.
Catcher in the Rye is a story about a young teenage named
Holden Caulfield. Holden has a conflict with himself – he feels that
everyone around him is a phony. He seems to hate everyone and
everything. The only thoughts of innocence and childhood bring him
joy. Perhaps he struggles to accept the hypocrisy of the adult world.
Holden is the narrator and anti-hero. The novel is a coming of age story
or a bildungsroman novel. You will need to look at the following themes,
symbols and conflicts while reading:
MAJOR
THEMES:
SYMBOLS:
Loss of Innocence
Alle’s Baseball Glove
Rebellion From
Society
Holden’s Red Hunting Cap
Mental
Instability
The Duck Pond
Death
The Carrousel
Hypocrisy
Holden Caulfield’s name
Sexual Confusion
Kings in the back row
Prep School Life
Major Conflict: Person vs. Self. Holden has a hard
time dealing with the people around him believing that they are all phonies and
either pretending to be something that they are not, or selling themselves for
some reason. Everyone is untruthful.
2) List all the characters that appear
in the novel and describe their physical appearance, motivations, social class.
3) List various allusions and
foreshadows and discuss what they mean in relation to plot.
4) List the various types of conflict
that occur throughout the novel and discuss who the conflicts are between.
5) Keep a journal that outlines the
novel – and the plot
6) List three themes and in a paragraph
or more discuss how these themes work in the novel.
7) In an essay of a page or more
discuss how Bradbury uses particular images or characters as symbols and
discuss how these symbols reflect larger themes or ideas in the novel.
8) Outline the character development
(inward change) of various characters (to be mentioned later).
9) List and outline the central plot.
10) In a paragraph or more discuss how the title and the
images of innocence or childhood
11) Pick out two or three examples of similes and/or metaphors
and in a paragraph discuss how they are used.
12) Given a quotation identify the speaker.
13) Write an essay on Catcher in the Rye.
Catcher in the Rye: Study Guide
Be able to explain the following themes and give examples of
three scenes that fit each theme:
Loss of Innocence
Rebellion From Society
Mental Instability
Death
Hypocrisy
Sexual Confusion
Be able to explain the following symbols – what they
represent and why they are important:
Allie’s Baseball Glove
Holden’s Red Hunting Cap
The Duck Pond
The Carrousel
Holden Caulfield’s name
Kings in the back row
Prep School Life
The title
List and explain five allusions.
Explain the major conflict.
List the point of view.
Discuss how Holden is an unreliable narrator.
Discuss how Holden in an anti-hero.
Discuss how Catcher in the Rye is a Bildungsroman novel.
Summery: Bernard rushes to the Solidarity Service, and is late. He goes
into a room with twelve chairs. Three of them were empty. He goes to
the nearest one, and then gets angry at himself because he got into the
chair next to Morgana Rothschild, who had a unibrow. The other two
people came in a little later and they started the service. They
starting playing music and the president started passing soma ice cream
around for everyone to have. Then they started singing a hymn to Ford.
They sang eight stanzas, and then the president started passing the
loving cup around for everyone to drink from. Then they sang the last
four stanzas. After they were finished singing a voice came from the
ceiling and said, "The feet of the Greater Being are on the stairs."
Then everyone in the room started saying, "I hear him! He is coming."
They started dancing around as they sang a song called "Orgy-Porgy."
Bernard sang and danced along, but he didn't hear anything and felt
miserable. They sang it over and over until the dancers had stopped and
the service was ended. After the service, Morgana asked Bernard if he
had a wonderful time at the service. Bernard lied and said, "Yes."
Importance: This section shows again that Bernard is an outsider to the
society. He doesn't like soma, his physical appearance isn't what it
should be for his class, and he doesn't get anything out of the service,
where all of the other people in the room were super happy after it.
He felt miserable and separated. This also shows another way the
government is controlling the people. They are taking religion
completely out of society except for this weird version. This is
because the government doesn't want people coming together in close
relationships. They have taken all close relationships out of the
equations. They have gotten rid of families, marriage, and religion.
Basically, everything that would bring people together. Also this
section shows how childish everyone in this world is because there is no
responsibility.
Literary Devices
Allusion - When Bernard is heading to the ceremony he passes Big
Henry, the clock. This alludes to Big Ben, the clock in London. The
name is changed for this book because it is referring to Henry Ford, who
is very important to the people in this book.
Allusion - The whole ceremony that Bernard goes to is an allusion to
communion. When Bernard gets into the room for the ceremony there are
twelve chairs for people there to sit in. This is an allusion to the
twelve disciples. When they pass the soma ice cream around, it
symbolizes the bread at the Last Supper. This is the same for the
loving cup that is passed around. It symbolizes the wine at the Last
Supper. This allusion reinforces the idea that this is a religious
ceremony.
Morgana Rothschild - This is an allusion to Fata Morgana or Morgan
Le Fay. This was a girl who was against King Arthur and made life
difficult for him. I think this might give a picture of what her
character is like. She also has a unibrow when Alphas are supposed to
be perfect. This shows that there is some limit control from the
government.
Clara Deterding - This is an allusion to Clara Ford and Henri
Deterding, who was the founder of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company. In
doing that he purchased Azerbaijan oil fields from a family whose
family name was Rothschild. Later in his life he began to support the
German Nazi Party. This goes along with the general trend of allusions
in this book. Most of the allusions alludes to big world powers that
ruled by fear, but ultimately failed in the end.
Sarojini Engels - This is an allusion to Friedrich Engels and
Sarojini. Friedrich Engels is alluded to because he help write the
Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx, which is what Bernard Marx alludes
to. This may be a foreshadow to what happens later in the book. This
also follows the general trend of allusion. Sarojini Naidu was a
freedom fighter for India. I am not sure what this means in relation to
the book.
Jim Bokanovsky - I think this alludes to Maurice Bokanovsky, the
same thing that the Bokanovsky Process alludes to. He was wanted the
government to be more efficient.
Herbert Bakunin - This name alludes to Mikhail Bakunin and George
Herbert. Mikhail Bakunin was a Russian that one of the founders of
social anarchism. Anarchism is the belief in abolishing all government
and be self governed. At first glance, you might think this is the type
of system they have in the book, but after reading me you find out that
the government is still there, but it is just controlling everything to
they don't have to do anything to keep people in line. George Herbert
was a Welsh Priest. He wrote many hymns. This again reinforces the
idea of religion in this section.
Allusion - The last song that they sing is called "Orgy-Porgy." It
says, "Orgy-porgy, Ford and fun, kiss the girls and make them One. Boys
at one with the girls at peace; Orgy-porgy gives release." This is an
allusion to the children' song "Georgie Porgie." This song says,
"Georgie Porgie, pudding and pie, kissed the girls and made them cry;
when the boys came out to play, Georgie Porgie ran away." This shows
that everyone in this book acts like children because there is no
responsibility.
Unknown Vocabulary
Galvanic - adj. relating or involving electric currents.
Liturgical - adj. relating to public worship.
Foetal - adj. variation in spelling from the word "fetal."
