Summary and Explanation

There are 26 chapters in Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye. For clarity, we have grouped chapters together for the purpose of summary and explanation. We have called each grouping of chapters a "chunk". They are grouped as follows:

Chunk 1: Chapters 1 - 2
Chunk 2: Chapters 3 - 4
Chunk 3: Chapters 5 - 7
Chunk 4: Chapters 8 - 11
Chunk 5: Chapters 12 - 14
Chunk 6: Chapters 15 - 17
Chunk 7: Chapters 18 - 20
Chunk 8: Chapters 21 - 23
Chunk 9: Chapters 24
Chunk 10: Chapters 25 - 26