Journal Entry #2 "The Catcher in the Rye"

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1.)Holden has decided to leave Pencey before vacation starts.
2.)Holden has encountered a student's mother and engaged in a witty conversation with her.
3.)I've realized how witty Holden is and it's amusing because he is only sixteen.
4.)Holden stayed at a hotel during the night he left Pencey.
5.)Holden keeps commenting on how stupid the three females he encountered at the hotel.

4 questions

1.)Why does Holden keep talking to the woman when she just ignores him?
2.)Why does Holden even associate with ignorant women such as the women and her two friends?
3.)Does Holden have feelings for Jane even though he won't admit it?
4.)Why does Holden think about Jane so much?

3 vocabulary words

1.)Sterling - Thoroughly excellent. Pg. 97
2.)Icicle - A pendent, tapering mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water. Pg. 103
3.)Daiquiris - a cocktail of rum, lemon or lime juice, and sugar, often with the addition of fruit and ice and mixed in an electric blender. Pg. 111

2 literary elements

1.)"I knew her like a book." This is an idiom because Holden is saying he knew Jane like a book. Pg. 99
2.)"I'm a very good golfer." This is characterization because Holden is stating he is a very good golfer and letting the reader know more about him. Pg. 100

1 summarizing sentence

1.)Holden has left Pencey Prep. and went to a hotel, then left to go to a club.