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1. This is because the reader is going to read about Holden through Holdens point of view
and according to any individual, theyre view is always the truth.
2. David Copperfield is an illusionist and according to Holden, he is not going to say the
truth and nothing but the truth.
3. D.B is Holdens brother and an important part in his life. He is one of the reason Holden
despises the world around him because his brother gave in to Hollywood phoniness.
4. What is important in the school motto at Pencey? Holden is bothered by the school, motto
because he disagrees with the motto. He believes the school is full of phony guys that
werent clear-thinking at all
5. Why has Holden forgotten to mention his dismissal from Pencey? To Holden, his
removal from Pencey is not important at all. His school is full of crooks anyways.
6. What does Holden mean when he says that Pencey is full of crooks? According to him,
the schools are full of people coming from wealthy families.
7. What is significant in Holdens remark about Mrs. Spencer opening the door herself? This
remark sort of judges them for not having too much money, despite the crooks in his school
8. What is the importance of Holdens confrontation with Mr. Spencer? Both Spencer and
Holden have mutual feelings for each other. The confrontation they had addresses a lot of the
books theme.
9. What is the significance of Spencers question about Holdens telling his parents? This
shows us Spencer is looking out for Holden and is worried about him.
10. Why is the ambiguity of Holdens age stressed? Holdens age tells us a lot of about his
character. He is smart for his age but he obviously isnt normal.
11. What is important about Holdens exam paper? Holden wrote a little note at the end of
his short paper. This tells us how
He tells Spencer this because he doesnt want him to worry.
This is because he starts lying every time he wants to escape from someone.
14. What is the significance of the deflation of Ossenburger?
The hat symbolizes his individualism
15. He wants to communicate with these Authors because he feels connected to them through
their books.
Chapters 18-22
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