Monday, March 23, 2009

Weird...

In chapter 17, Holden takes Sally to watch a play and then take her to an ice skating rink after. When they take a break, Holden ends up telling Sally about how much he hates his school and the New York society. He calls a bunch of guys "phonies" because they "worry if they get a little scratch on them" (cars) and goes on to talking about other school boys. He goes a little crazy and tells Sally that they should run away together and escape from society. After listening to Holden, Sally tells him that he is crazy for thinking of such ideas. When Holden hears this, he becomes more agitated. This scene was not so much surprising but it convinced me that Holden is not "normal". I think he has a lot of internal struggles and this is why he has such a hard time interacting with people in society. Holden seems a little "off" from society and is a very strange character.

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