User:Thatjazzygal6/Draft of Catcher in the Rye

Plot Summary
Stradlater comes back from his date unusually late at night. Holden suspects him of having sexual intercourse with Jane, and then gets in a fight over it. Holden becomes upset and decides to take the train back to New York City, his home. Once he is there he calls a taxi and goes to a hotel. He is not tired so he goes down to the bar below and talks and dances with three "ignorant" young women from Seattle, WA.

While he is waiting for his date with Sally, Holden goes to a record store and buys "Little Shirley Beans" for his sister Phoebe. He goes to the ice-skating rink where she usually hangs out on Sundays, but he cant find her so he heads over to the play with Sally. Holden doesn't care for the play so they go ice skating at Radio City. Holden tells Sally his feelings and that he wants to go to Massachusetts with her but it scares her. She says no. The next day Holden moseys over to the Wicker Bar to meet up and have a couple drinks with a longtime friend, Old Luce.

Character List
Jane Gallagher - Holden's neighbor and good friend, a young "muckle-mouthed" girl who loves sports such as tennis and golf, and reading poetry and books.

D.B Caulfield - Holden's brother, a wealthy writer who lives in Hollywood, California and owns a Jaguar. He comes back to visit Holden quite frequently, bringing his attractive English girlfriend.

Robert Ackley - Holden's roommate, a 6'4 round-shouldered senior at Pencey who has quite a peculiar personality. He never brushes his teeth, doesn't have good hygiene, and is a really nasty guy.

Sunny - A prostitute around Holden's age from Hollywood, who is very nervous and impatient. Holden describes her as having a spooky personality and a tiny, high-pitched voice.

Reception
Jonathan Yardley writes that "The Catcher in the Rye" is one of the most controversial books, but has also been listed as one of the great American classics. It has reached great critical acclaim and is on almost every high school teachers reading list but has also been regulated and watched to a great degree. The controversy surrounding the book created a lot of drama and media which in turn made more people excited about reading the book. According to Yardley the "Catcher in the Rye" is an "essential document of American adolescence."