In the novel, The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, Holden is typical highschool boy, except for the part about how he has been kicked out of four schools. Also, that everyone in his life either does not like him very much or is dead. He doesn’t have any real friends, besides his little sister, Phoebe. He loves Phoebe, and his dead brother, Allie. His roommate, Stradlater, is a jerk. His old friend Sally, does not really want anything to do with him. Holden is a very negative person, who complains most of the time and thinks everyone is a phony. He acts very immature, yet his thoughts contradict his actions. Holden demonstrates this maturity through his thoughts , but does not express them until his love for his sister forces him to.
Salinger gives Holden a very mature attitude about girls. When he is talking about Stradlater and his previous dates, Holden demonstrates his negative thoughts towards Stradlater’s actions with girls. He thinks to himself “ What a technique that guy had. What he’d do was, he’d start snowing his date in this …show more content…
When he meets up with Old Luce at a bar, he continually asks him “How’s your sex life?” (187). Luce tells Holden to stop asking him that but he continues anyway. He does not even drop the subject, he asks him about girls and jokes about Luce being gay. This is immature of Holden, especially after Luce asked him to stop. Holden does not know how to stop when asked, which shows how immature he is. When out with Sally, Holden proposes the idea of running away to Colorado and starts with “Here’s my idea. How would you like to get the hell out of here? Here’s my idea. I know this guy down in Greenwich Village that we can borrow his car for a couple of weeks. He used to go to the same school I did and he still owes me ten bucks” (171). Holden believes that since this guy owes him ten bucks, that his car is equivalent to that debt. He has illogical ideas and unrealistic
Salinger gives Holden a very mature attitude about girls. When he is talking about Stradlater and his previous dates, Holden demonstrates his negative thoughts towards Stradlater’s actions with girls. He thinks to himself “ What a technique that guy had. What he’d do was, he’d start snowing his date in this …show more content…
When he meets up with Old Luce at a bar, he continually asks him “How’s your sex life?” (187). Luce tells Holden to stop asking him that but he continues anyway. He does not even drop the subject, he asks him about girls and jokes about Luce being gay. This is immature of Holden, especially after Luce asked him to stop. Holden does not know how to stop when asked, which shows how immature he is. When out with Sally, Holden proposes the idea of running away to Colorado and starts with “Here’s my idea. How would you like to get the hell out of here? Here’s my idea. I know this guy down in Greenwich Village that we can borrow his car for a couple of weeks. He used to go to the same school I did and he still owes me ten bucks” (171). Holden believes that since this guy owes him ten bucks, that his car is equivalent to that debt. He has illogical ideas and unrealistic