The Catcher in the Rye: Chapters 6-11

by J.D. Salinger
In J.D. Salinger's classic novel, Holden Caulfield leaves his prep school and experiences disillusionment and alienation while wandering around New York City.

Here are links to our lists for the novel: Chapters 1-5, Chapters 6-11, Chapters 12-16, Chapters 17-21, Chapters 22-26

Here are links to our lists for Salinger’s short stories: A Perfect Day for Bananafish,
Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut, Just Before the War with the Eskimos, The Laughing Man, Down at the Dinghy, For Esmé–with Love and Squalor, Pretty Mouth and Green My Eyes, De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period, Teddy
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  1. unscrupulous
    without principles
    He was unscrupulous.
  2. pacifist
    someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes
    I'm a pacifist, if you want to know the truth.
  3. tiff
    a petty quarrel
    "I had a little goddam tiff with Stradlater," I said.
  4. stark
    complete or extreme
    It just drove me stark staring mad when I thought about her and Stradlater parked somewhere in that fat-assed Ed Banky's car.
  5. hysterical
    marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion
    My mother gets very hysterical.
  6. conscientious
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
    "Pencey? It's not too bad. It's not paradise or anything, but it's as good as most schools. Some of the faculty are pretty conscientious."
  7. snobbish
    tending to associate only with people of a similar background
    Like when I first met him. When I first met him, I thought he was kind of a snobbish person. That's what I thought. But he isn't.
  8. incognito
    with your identity concealed
    "Well, the thing is, I don't want to stay at any hotels on the East Side where I might run into some acquaintances of mine. I'm traveling incognito," I said. I hate saying corny things like "traveling incognito."
  9. ironic
    displaying incongruity between what is expected and what is
    I didn't want to look like a screwball or something. Which is really ironic.
  10. burlesque
    relating to a broadly humorous theatrical entertainment
    She used to be a burlesque stripper or something.
  11. suave
    having a sophisticated charm
    I hope you'll forgive me, but I was very anxious to get in touch with you." I said it suave as hell. I really did.
  12. psychic
    perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses
    They'd know it was me. My mother always knows it's me. She's psychic.
  13. verification
    additional proof that something that was believed is correct
    "I'm sorry, sir," he said, "but do you have some verification of your age?"
  14. conversationalist
    someone skilled at speaking with others
    "You're a very good conversationalist," I told her.
  15. immaterial
    lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other
    "It's immaterial to me," she said.
Created on Thu Mar 14 01:18:40 EDT 2013 (updated Wed Jul 02 13:59:54 EDT 2025)

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