Holden’s story
Tucker Avonda
Mr. Matarazzo
English 9
October 24, 2014
A forever classic book, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger discusses the life changing journey of Holden Caulfield through New York in the wintertime. Holden has been kicked out of three prep schools in his three years of high school, the latest being the prestigious Pencey Prep. Upon receiving news of his impending expulsion, Holden takes a train to New York to stay in a hotel. While on this journey, Holden grows as a teenager and as a person. Holden’s innermost thoughts are captured without a filter, allowing us to see into his life.
This unusual view into how the mind of a teenager provides for some interesting, albeit uncomfortable moments. …show more content…
Therapist: Well I assumed from your response.
Holden: Just because I don’t blame him doesn’t mean I blame myself for chrissakes!
Therapist: Then who do you blame Holden?
Holden: I don’t blame anyone… Things can happen without people messing around with it. You don’t honestly think that every time a tree falls in the woods that people caused that?
Therapist: What if wind blew that tree over Holden? Then we blame the wind.
Holden: So what, you are saying the wind caused our fight?
Therapist: Maybe, what do you think?
Holden: I think it was everything; The snow, the wind, Stradlater porking Jane in goddam Ed Banky’s car. I think that sometimes, the entire world functions in a way that helps me get my ass kicked.
Therapist: So in a way, you blame everybody?
Holden: Yeah… I guess when you put it that way.
Therapist: Do you mind if we talk about Phoebe?
Holden: Sure, what about her?
Therapist: Why did you go to see her?
Holden: I thought about me freezing to death, and I remembered how much it hurt when Allie died, and I couldn’t bear putting her through that.
Therapist: You thought that you were going to die… Why did you think of Phoebe and not your parents?
Holden: My goddam parents probably wouldn’t care if I froze in some back alley
Tucker Avonda
Mr. Matarazzo
English 9
October 24, 2014
A forever classic book, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger discusses the life changing journey of Holden Caulfield through New York in the wintertime. Holden has been kicked out of three prep schools in his three years of high school, the latest being the prestigious Pencey Prep. Upon receiving news of his impending expulsion, Holden takes a train to New York to stay in a hotel. While on this journey, Holden grows as a teenager and as a person. Holden’s innermost thoughts are captured without a filter, allowing us to see into his life.
This unusual view into how the mind of a teenager provides for some interesting, albeit uncomfortable moments. …show more content…
Therapist: Well I assumed from your response.
Holden: Just because I don’t blame him doesn’t mean I blame myself for chrissakes!
Therapist: Then who do you blame Holden?
Holden: I don’t blame anyone… Things can happen without people messing around with it. You don’t honestly think that every time a tree falls in the woods that people caused that?
Therapist: What if wind blew that tree over Holden? Then we blame the wind.
Holden: So what, you are saying the wind caused our fight?
Therapist: Maybe, what do you think?
Holden: I think it was everything; The snow, the wind, Stradlater porking Jane in goddam Ed Banky’s car. I think that sometimes, the entire world functions in a way that helps me get my ass kicked.
Therapist: So in a way, you blame everybody?
Holden: Yeah… I guess when you put it that way.
Therapist: Do you mind if we talk about Phoebe?
Holden: Sure, what about her?
Therapist: Why did you go to see her?
Holden: I thought about me freezing to death, and I remembered how much it hurt when Allie died, and I couldn’t bear putting her through that.
Therapist: You thought that you were going to die… Why did you think of Phoebe and not your parents?
Holden: My goddam parents probably wouldn’t care if I froze in some back alley