Freshmen Literature & Composition 

The Catcher in the Rye

*Note: Some of the places named in the book are fictional!

Click here for online library catalog

Click here for Chaminade research databases (Usernames/passwords required if you are off-campus)

Web Links

New York City:

The ultimate NYC guide to "The Catcher in the Rye" - USA Today’s travel editor, Beth Harpaz, writes about the famous places Holden visits in Salinger’s book.

History of the Radio City Music Hall - Official website

History of the Rockettes - Official website

Museum of Natural History - Official website

History of Central Park, virtual tour, photos

The carousel 1

The carousel 2

The pond & ducks (see also the last several paragraphs in "Holden's New York" below)

"Holden's New York" - interesting article about the integral role New York plays in the book.

"Walking in Holden's Footsteps" - interactive map. 

Broadway

Miscellaneous:

The Lunts

"Imagine" by John Lennon

Mark David Chapman, man who killed John Lennon, wants everyone to read Catcher (NY Times)