Why is Stradlater's favor ironic?

What favor did Stradlater ask of Holden?Why is it ironic? It's ironic becauseStradlater is a good student, and Holden is being kicked outof school for failing.

Beside this, what did Holden write Stradlater's paper on why what is so special about it?

Holden has to be in the mood to doanything. Then if he does it, he does it his way. Heis a nonconformist. When he finally gets around to writingStradlater's composition, he only does it because he isthinking about his dead brother and sees how he could writethat "descriptive composition" about Allie.

what does Holden write Stradlater's composition about? Holden tells him to leave so that he can writeStradlater's composition. He writes about his brotherAllie's baseball mitt. Allie, born two years after Holden,died of leukemia in 1946.

Beside above, why is Holden nervous about Stradlater's date?

Holden is nervous about his going out withJane because of Stradlater's sexual experience. He does notwant Stradlater to make a move on Jane because he fanciesher for himself (despite being too awkward to do anything aboutit).

Who is Allie and why is his baseball mitt so special to Holden?

Allie is Holden's brother who diedrecently of leukemia, so the baseball mitt is avery special memory of him. Why did Holden's parentswant to have him psychoanalyzed? The night that Allie died,Holden broke all the windows in the garage with hisfist.

Why did Holden go home so early before Wednesday?

He decided to leave Pencey early to go toa hotel in New York and wait until Wednesday to gohome to give his parents time to get the letter from school andget over the fact that he has been kicked out of yet anotherschool.

What age did Allie die?

11 years old

What dirty trick did Mr Spencer pull on Holden?

Then Mr. Spencer pulls the ultimatedirty trick on Holden. He pulls outHolden's latest essay on the Egyptians and reads its aloud,right down to Holden's self-degrading note: "I know this isjunk, so it's OK if you flunk me, don't worry about it" (Ch.2).

Why did Allie have writing on his baseball mitt?

Holden keeps Allie's baseball glove because itis a reminder the kind of person his brotherwas: intelligent, friendly, and inventive. The glovehas poems written all over it because Alliewanted something to read when he was in theoutfield.

Why did Holden leave Mr Antolini's home before morning?

He decided to stay there for the night instead ofsleeping at home. Why did Holden leave Mr.Antolini's home before the morning? He woke up in themiddle of the night to Mr. Antolini petting him onthe head. This really creeped Holden out and he left in ahurry.

Why did Holden flee from Mr Antolini home?

Holden goes to the Antolini's because hebasically has nowhere to go. He has gone home to talk toPhoebe and left and lacks the money to continue to stay at thehotel, etc. Mr. Antolini was a favorite teacher ofhis so he decides to look him up and takes a cab to hishouse.

Who is Allie in Catcher in the Rye?

Here are some more facts: Allie was Holden'syounger brother who died of leukemia on July 18, 1946, when he waseleven and Holden was thirteen. The night of his death, Holdenbroke all the windows in the garage and had to be hospitalized.Allie was red-haired and left-handed. He wrote poems on hisglove in green ink.

Why does Holden smoke in the dorm room?

Why does Holden smoke in the dorm room? To tickoff Stradlater because he ripped up the paper. With his nosebleeding, Holden steps into Ackley'sroom.

Is Holden a pacifist?

Stradlater then punches Holden in the nose. Afterthe fight, Holden says that he is not too tough andconsiders himself to be a pacifist. This comment is typicalof Holden Caulfield. Holden does not possess deepconvictions about how he is opposed to war, fighting, and violencewhich is why he is not a pacifist.

How does Holden feel about Sally?

The conversation ends in an argument, and Holdentells Sally she is "a royal pain in the ass"; she startscrying and won't accept his apology, so he leaves alone.Sally is too self-absorbed to feel close toHolden. She is a classic "phony", and does notrecognize that he really is in a bad way.

What does Mr Antolini quote mean?

Mr. Antolini quotes Wilhelm Stekel asfollows: "The mark of the immature man is that he wants to dienobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that hewants to live humbly for one." Antolini evidently considershimself a mature man and believes that his present way of life is amake of mature wisdom.

What does Holden put on after the fight?

Holden got jealous because Stradlater had a datewith Jane. What does Holden put on after the fight? Have weseen him put this on before (45)? He put on hishunting hat, which he was wearing when Ackley visited him at hisroom.

How did Holden react to Allie's death?

He was two years younger than Holden.Allie had leukemia and died from this. As Holdenthinks about his brother, he says that he was the most intelligentin the whole family. Holden's reaction to his death,shows us that Holden reacts to tragedy, by harminghimself.

Why did Holden check out of the hotel?

Why did Holden check out of the hotel? Wheredid he go? He checked out because he didn't want torun into Maurice. He went to Grand Central Station.

What did Holden like best about the museum?

After being rejected, Holden mopes over to theMuseum of Natural History. He remembers going himself onSaturdays when he was a kid. His favorite room was "the IndianRoom," a long, quiet hallway you walk through with Native Americandisplays on either side. He liked it because it neverchanged.

What kind of hat did Holden buy in New York?

[Holden bought] a red hunting hat withvery long peaks. Holden is especially proud that thehat only cost him one dollar.

Why does Holden lie to Mrs Morrow?

Mrs. Morrow is the mother of one ofHolden's classmates. He lies to her because hedoesn't want her to know that he's been kicked out ofschool.

Where is Holden as he narrates the story?

The Catcher in the Rye is set around the 1950s and isnarrated by a young man named Holden Caulfield.Holden is not specific about his location while he'stelling the story, but he makes it clear thathe is undergoing treatment in a mental hospital orsanatorium.