The Catcher in the Rye- Eddie P. :D

As the story continues on from the point where he is depressed, Holden begins to take us on a journey deep inside his mind in what he is thinking about others abd their way of living. He is always pointing out the negative things in other people and showing that he doesn't care. He thinks the people he doesn't even know are phonies when he hasn't even had the chance to communicate with them. The only people that will ever be true to Holden as I learned through my reading are his siblings. Even though he thinks the people he talks to are phonies he still has the need to talk to them. Holden is starting to feel really lonely and goes on this quest to call up prostitutes or anyone that can meet him at the nearest bar to have a cocktail. Deep down inside Holden needs someone. Holden is spending all sorts of money on different people. He eventually meets nuns having breakfast and really seems to have enjoyed the conversation he had with them. Talking about Romeo and Juliet really seemed to brighten his morning. I think these were the only non-related people in the whole book that Holden didn't think negatively of because the nuns were respectful and didn't say anything that "killed him." "I offered them a 10 dollar contribution" obviously showed that Holden respected these kind women enough. I thought thi part of the book was really interesting. The walk at the park means a lot to Holden also. He bought a record he had wanted to guive his kid sister Phoebe. But she is not there so he ponders the idea that she might have went to the museum. The museum symbolises a lot to Holden. It symbolizes the place that Holden used to go to as a child. A place he really used to enjoy. He rambles on about the many cases and displays within the museum which obviusly means that he loved it as a kid. But Holden decides not to go in there and I think it's because he doesn't want to remember his happy times as a kid. He doesn't want to change within that museum. He really misses being happy when Allie was around, and before his academic achievements went downhill. Still I wonder, If Holden will ever let go. But I know he does not want to because the times of being a child were the tme of his life.

Salinger, J.D. The Catcher in the Rye. Little, Brown, 1951. Print.