Allie covered the glove with poems written in green ink so that he would have something to read when things got boring in the baseball field. This mitt is not a catcher’s mitt; it is a fielder’s glove. Holden has shown it to only one person outside the family: Jane Gallagher.
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Why did Allie have writing on his baseball mitt?
Allie covered the glove with poems written in green ink so that he would have something to read when things got boring in the baseball field. This mitt is not a catcher’s mitt; it is a fielder’s glove. Holden has shown it to only one person outside the family: Jane Gallagher.
Why does Holden write the baseball mitt if the assignment is written about the room?
He does a descriptive piece on Allie’s baseball glove. The glove had poems that Allie had written all over it. It was what Holden had felt like writing about; he felt that writing about a room or place was useless. Holden believed that he had done it right, he had written a descriptive piece.
What does Holden say at end of chapter 25?
Chapter 25 concludes with Holden feeling happy as he watches Phoebe ride on the Central Park carousel. One possible reading would take Holden at his word. This would entail believing that his happiness at the end of Chapter 25 is genuine and that this happiness predicts an eventual, full recovery.
What does Stradlater say when he reads Holden’s description about Allie’s baseball glove How does Holden react Why?
Stradlater says: “For Chrissake HOlden. THis is about a goddam baseball glove.” Holden reacts by tearing up the paper (bc Allie meant the world to him). Holden tells Stradlater, “That’s the trouble with you morons. Holden keeps things to himself so why should Stradlater tell Holden.
What chapter does Holden talk about Allie’s baseball glove?
Chapter 5
What does Mr Antolini give Holden?
What advice did Mr. Antolini give Holden? “The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.”
Why was Holden Caulfield depressed?
His past traumas and current issues have led him to depression. In the beginning, Holden tells readers about the two deaths he experienced. His younger brother, Allie, died of leukemia three years prior, which greatly impacted him emotionally. The entire novel, Holden struggles to come to terms with growing up.