Outline

Essay outline format Directions: Use the format below to create the outline for your Catcher essay. Each component of the outline should be completed in FULL sentences. Your supporting details should be specific and properly cited in MLA format (keep in mind, you cite quotes, paraphrases and summaries)

I. Introduction a. The red hunting hat is a unique form or individuality in Holden's life b. Holden wears the red hunting hat because it reminds him of his brother, Alli, who was a very nice guy. i. He only puts it on when he is alone. ii.When he wears it he feels better. iii.At the end he gives his sister the hat to remember him when he is going to leave.

II. He only likes to put on the red hunting hat when he is alone. a. "Anyway, it was December and all, and it was cold as a witch's teat, especially on top of that stupid hill"(Salinger 4). i.When he was on top of the hill he is by himself instead of with everyone else at the game. b. After he left, I put on my pajamas and bathrobe and my old red hunting hat. (Salinger 37) i. It explains his low self esteem and how he thinks people will laugh at him if they see his hat. c. "I like riding on trains, all I did was take off my red hunting hat and put it in my pocket." (Salinger 53) i. It still shows how he doesn't like to wear the hat out in public because he was on a train and took it off. This helps proves that Holden is around people that he knows and he doesn't want to be reminded of Alli.

III. Whenever Holden puts the red hunting hat on he feels better about himself and helps him think about other things. a. "I put on my old red hunting hat and started writing the composition." (Salinger 37) i. This was when Stradlater asked him to write a paper for him and he put on the red hunting hat to help him think of what he was going to write. b. "My hunting hat really gave me quite a lot of protection, in a way, but i got soaked anyway. (Salinger 213) i. This is saying that his hat even helps him out when it is raining. c. Supporting Detail Three, including MLA citation i. Reason why supporting detail emphasizes and reaffirms thesis

IV. At the end of the book he gives his sister his red hunting hat to remember him by because he was going to leave. a. " Then I took my red hunting hat out of my coat pocket and gave it to her, and then I left." (Salinger 180) i. Because knowing that it is unique to Holden he gives it to her to remember him by. b. "She reached into my coat pocket and took out my old red hunting hat and put it on my head." (Salinger 212) i. This is because she realizes that the hat means a lot to him and that sense he isn't leaving anymore it belongs to him. c. Supporting Detail Three, including MLA citation i. Reason why supporting detail emphasizes and reaffirms thesis

V. Conclusion a. Restate thesis i. He only likes to put on the hat when he is alone. 1. Because it shows his individuality because he always has his hat on when people leave. ii. When he has the hunting hat on he feel better about himself and helps him think about other things. 1. Because it shows when he has his hunting hat on it relieves his stress and he is able to do things that he can not do when he is under stress. iii. When he is about to leave he gives his sister the hat to remember him by. 1. Because his sister knows that the hat means a lot to him and he gives it to her because she knows she will remember him by that hat. iv. The red hunting hat is a symbol of individuality for Holden in the book Catcher in the Rye.