The Catcher in the Rye | Chapter 3 Summary and Analysis

New Characters
Robert Ackley: the boy who lives in the room next to Holden

Herb Gale: Ackley’s roommate

Edgar Marsalla: the student who created a disturbance during a talk by Mr. Ossenburger

Mr. Ossenburger: alumnus and benefactor of Pencey Prep, after whom the dormitory wing, in which Holden lives, was named

Ward Stradlater: Holden’s roommate at Pencey Prep

Summary
Holden returns to his room in the Ossenburger Memorial Wing of the dormitory. Ossenburger, an undertaker, is an alumnus and...


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