Organizer

List the title of the work (as well as chapters of novels) and then post the analysis of organizational structure below. Label as appropriate.

Kevin Sweeney, Amelia Giordiano, Stephanie Woosley, Sharon Rhodes The Catcher in the Rye Exposition: The main characters are Holden Caulfield and Stradlater.Holden doesn't techanically introduce himself, but he does talk about different aspects of his life when hes talking in the narrator role. HE tells us all the important parts of his life and we then learn more about his professor Mr.Spencer, Ackley,his neighboor, his parents, his younger sister Phoebe, and his roomate Stradlater. We learn about Stradlater from the aspect of Holden and how he views him.The main conflict is that Holden is being immature and not excepting that he has togrow up and deal with his promblems in a mature fashion. Rising Action: The rising action in holden's life is when he gets kicked out of Pency because of his behavior and his poor grades in school. Now he's life becomes alot more complicated with no place to live, no school to attend, and he still has to face his parents with all that is going on in his life. After the reader begins to learn about the different characters in Holden's life are now disappearing. The author leaves us in suspense with we dont know what will happen to Holden and how he will survive and live his life.

Martina Hojsak, Alyssa Wood, Heidi Puccio, Taylor Hoysradt J.D. Salinger 1/12/10 The Catcher in the Rye

Develop the idea you present as the main conflict a bit more and add some analysis of at least one complication.

Exposition: The main characters are Holden Caulfield, Stradlater, and Ackley. Holden never truly introduces himself. Instead he talks only about the stuff he wants you to know about him. He mentions Stradlater and Ackley and describes their personalities from his point of view. The main conflict is that Holden doesn't take life seriously and as a result he gets kicked out of all the colleges he goes to. Holden criticizes everyone and plays by his own rules. The conflict is introduced by Holden telling us about his life through his point of view.

Dylan Ose, Katelyn Ahladas, Stefanie Turk, Jaimie Rogner Nice. Next time, explain your interpretation of the main conflict a bit more. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger Exposition: Holden introduces himself as the narrator simply by detailing the past few months of his life that he considers most pertinent. Through him recounting his stories, we meet his professor Mr. Spencer, his roommate Stradlater, the student who dorms next door, Ackley, his former friend, Jane Gallagher, his parents, and his younger sister Phoebe. The main conflict is that Holden is struggling to come to terms with growing up. Rising Action: We discover that Holden is failing four out of his five subjects at school and therefore has been kicked out. This builds suspense because it poses the question of how he will proceed next, having already been kicked out of other schools. Will his parents punish him? Will he be sent to a new school? Climax: It is hinted to that Holden is admitted entry into a mental hospital or ward, although how this has come about is not apparent yet (having only read the beginning chapters of the book so far.) Resolution: Through his experiences, Holden has learned what it takes to transition from a child to an adult in society; he has found that his niche has changed and now knows that it is a necessity to cope with others whom he may not see eye-to-eye with.

Brenna Marnell, Sarah Berman, Sam Panek, Nick B. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinge

Exposition: Holden Caulfield is the main character of this novel. He is not actually formally introduced at any specific point, but the reader gets to know him and how he is through the telling of the events of the last couple months of his life, the parts he thinks to be important. During the stories of these events, we meet other main characters such as his history teacher, Mr. Spencer, his parents, his brother, D.B., his roommate, Stradlater, another student, Ackley, and a girl he used to know, Jane Gallagher. The main conflict is mostly that Holden doesn't try very hard and doesn't find it necessary to do well in school. He ends up failing four of his five classes at Pencey and gets kicked out. He has gotten kicked out of many schools before and does not know what will happen now.


 * // No mention of Allie as a part of the Main Conflict? //**

Rising Action: Holden being kicked out of Pencey Prep complicates his life in multiple ways. He will now have to find a new school or somewhere different to stay. He has to break the news to his parents as well. The reader is left in suspense because they have no idea what will happen to Holden and where his life is going. Holden will be leaving all of the characters who were just introduced and that the reader became familiar with. However, this does not mean they will be out of the story, but the reader will not know what happens with them until they continue to read.

Erin Doubrava, Jen Porter, Stephanie Porter, Dan C. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinge Exposition: The main character and narrator of the novel is Holden Caulfield. Holden doesn’t quite introduce himself he just starts of narrating a story and introducing other characters as he makes his way through the story. Along the way Holden introduces the audience to Mr. Spencer, one of the teachers that failed him; Stradlater, his roommate; Ackley, a student that shares a bathroom with Holden and Stradlater; Jane Gallagher, an old friend; Allie Caulfield, Holden’s dead younger brother; and D.B. Caulfield, Holden’s older brother that lives in Hollywood Holden introduces these characters through recounting his story and retelling old stories from the past to explain the things he did in the main story. Rising action: Holden is kicked out of his private school, Pencey Prep, after failing four of his five classes and not trying to succeed in school at all. Holden is left with out a school to go to, a place to live, and facing his parents. Suspense is built as to what Holden is going to do and how he is going to survive. Next time, dig a bit deeper into a specific complication and how it affects the main conflict and builds suspense.