Thursday, May 6, 2010

The Catcher in The Rye~ Holden

Everyone goes through rough times in their lifes. Right now Holden can't seem to get his life straight. He keeps pushing people away from him. In the book Holden has just left Pency Prep right after the fight with Stradlater. When he starts walking to the train staion he is cold. On the train Holden starts talking to the lady next to him. Her son also goes to Pency Prep.
During their conversation Holden lies about her son. He says that the son is a nice kid and that everyone loved him. He even didn't tell her is correct name! When Holden reaches New York he gets in a cab and doesn't know where to go. The first thing that came to his mind would be who could he call? He didn't want to call his parents or his sister because he is afraid that his parents would answer the phone. So he ends up going to a hotel.
While staying at the hotel Holden starts to think about his past and a girl named Sally Hass. Holden starts to think about her and wants to call her up on the phone. The second night at the Hotel Holden is lonely and wants something to do that night. So he ask Maruice if he knew any one who would sleep with him. Maruice is a guy who runs a buissness with a gal named Sunny. When Sunny came to the room Holden couldn't go on with it. All he wanted was someone to talk to.
After this Holden was in a heap of trouble. As he was walking down to get brakefest he ran into Maruice. Sunny wanted the $5 that Holden had owed her, but Holden already gave it to her.
I think that Holden needs to change his life a little. He is a very trouble boy and he will push anyone away when they want to help. When ever Holden is lonely all he wants is someone to talk to. So when he clled up Sally Hass he asked her on a date eventhough he doesn't like her. Why do you think he did that? Now Holden might actually have someone in is life. If he keeps this he might be happy. If not then he might fall down the same path before.

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

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