The Catcher in the Rye Chapter summaries
Chapters 1-4 | The narrator of the story, Holden Caulfield, begins by relating the events of the previous December, just prior to the … |
Chapters 5-9 | Holden and Ackley are bored, and end up taking a bus into town (along with another student, Mal Brossard), where they eat … |
Chapters 10-12 | Despite the wee morning hours, Holden heads for the hotel lounge. He considers calling his younger sister, Phoebe, but … |
Chapters 13-14 | Holden walks the 41 blocks to the hotel. The elevator attendant, Maurice, mentions that he would be able to set Holden up … |
Chapters 15-17 | Around mid-morning (after very few hours of sleep), Holden wakes and makes a phone call to Sally Hayes, an old girlfriend. … |
Chapters 18-21 | Towards evening, Holden calls Carl Luce, a friend from a previous school they had attended. Carl was Holden’s student … |
Chapter 22 | Holden and Phoebe continue to talk. Both have a penchant for distraction and digression from the topic at hand. Holden even … |
Chapter 23 | Mr. Antolini invites Holden over immediately, agreeing to give him a place to sleep that night. However, before leaving, … |
Chapters 24-25 | Holden sleeps for a couple of hours on a bench at the train station. At 9AM, he awakens. He sets out on a search for an … |
