What is the setting for The Catcher in the Rye? Does Holden have a mental illness? Why does Holden wear the red hunting hat? How does Holden feel about Jane?
Why is Holden obsessed with the ducks at the Central Park Lagoon? Where is Holden as he narrates the story? Does Holden kill himself?
Salinger and The Catcher in the Rye Background. Summary Chapters 13— Summary: Chapter 14 Holden sits in his hotel room and smokes for a while. Summary: Chapter 15 The next morning, Holden calls Sally Hayes and makes a date with her for later that afternoon. Analysis: Chapters 13—15 During his previous expeditions around town, Holden maintained a distance from the people he was with, dismissing them with scorn.
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Take a Study Break. His lack of experience leads him to become further isolated. Instead of seeking sex, Holden asks the prostitute for something he desperately needs: a friend to talk with.
Despite being friendly, the prostitute is confused by his request and leaves without comforting him. Counter arguments Holden is afraid to have sex because the prostitute is the same age as him. He views her as innocent, so he does not want to corrupt her. Like Jane Gallagher, he struggles to see the prostitute as mature and capable of handling her own decisions.
Because Holden wants to preserve her innocence, he is not able to have sex with her. Premises [P1] If Holden Caulfield doesn't feel an emotional attachment, he cannot have sex. Sunny takes the five dollars but calls him a "crumb bum" on the way out the door. Now that he has the room to himself again, Holden starts to have an imaginary conversation with his dead younger brother, Allie.
Then he tells us that he feels so depressed he wishes he could pray. But he cannot pray because he tells us while he likes Jesus alright, the disciples bug the hell out of him. He feels that they were completely useless to Jesus before Jesus died.
Holden also says that he can't stand ministers because they all put on phony voices when they preach. We also learn from Holden that he and all his siblings are atheists, but he still wishes he could pray.
He is lying in bed, smoking a cigarette, when suddenly there is a knock at the door. It is Maurice and Sunny coming to get the five dollars that they say Holden owes them. They force their way into the room, and Holden repeats that Maurice clearly said it was five dollars for a "throw" and fifteen dollars for the whole night. Maurice backs Holden against the wall and snaps his fingers on Holden's private parts.
Holden has been crying the whole time, he feels humiliated because he is in his pajamas, and because he knew something like this was bound to happen. He gets so angry at Maurice and curses at him and calls him a "dirty moron". Meanwhile, Sunny has found Holden's wallet and took the five dollars she says she is owed.
Then, Maurice punches Holden in the stomach with great force. Already have an account? Sign in. From the creators of SparkNotes, something better. Literature Poetry Lit Terms Shakescleare.
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