As the story progresses, Holden seems to come across several peculiar events that have happened all in one day. Could it be just his luck? Or does his persona throw him off a bit? All of these instances seem to have one thing in common; Holden's poor attitude that seems to drive others away.
This fiasco begins when he spends his day with Sally Hayes, a girl whom Holden has had a previous relationship with. Everything is fine and dandy at first, but when his emotions rage, he explodes and takes out his emotions on Sally by asking her many odd questions and proposing that they should "get the hell out of here [New York]" and just begin to live their lives down in Greenwich Village (132). Sally was a bit confused and astounded by Holden's attitude and left the skating rink without him in a huff.
The next event that happened pretaining to his proposition would be his conversation with Luce at the Wicker Bar. Holden tries to hold a conversation with him, but unfortunately, it doesn't turn out so well. Holden explains that Luce is a very "intellectual guy" but knew plenty about sex (147). So Holden decided to carry out the conversation in a way that might appeal more to Luce. Sadly, his plan had backfired and Luce left him in the bar alone.
Holden often acts before he thinks. I believe that if Holden thinks before he acts, he will have more positive feedback from people he is conversing with. Thus, he may feel a bit more wanted and less depressed with his life.
Salinger, J.D. The Catcher in the Rye. Little, Brown, 1951. Print.
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