You're all a bunch of phonies!

Okay, so we've started and now we're in the middle of the novel, Catcher in the Rye. The story of Holden Caulfield and his unsettling ways of dealing with the adult world. Holden thinks everyone is a phony--well, we all are to a certain extent aren't we? However, I digress.  Holden we find out early in the novel has lost his little brother Allie, to leukemia and he's never really dealt with the loss. His parents are on the plan to make everything "normal" once again. The problem is--their normal has changed, and no one is willing to admit it--especially Holden.

As we read the novel use the following study guides: Catcher Ch.1-4, Catcher Ch 5-8, Catcher Ch 9-12, Catcher Ch. 13-16, Catcher Ch. 17-21, Catcher Ch. 22-26 and the power point to help with literary terms and examples found on the study guides here: Catcher in the Rye Literary Terms ppt.

If  you like Catcher in the Rye take a look at this list compiled by Flavorwire 10 Books that replace Catcher in the Rye. This list has ten relatively new novels that you might just fall in love with---if you're not a phony or anything.

--Happy Reading