NettetOn the brink of adulthood, Holden struggles to bridge the gap between the innocent perfection he perceives in childhood (namely in Phoebe and Allie) and the "phoniness" … NettetThe Catcher in the Rye. Chapter 16. This quote depicts how Holden is attached to childhood. He does not want to grow up, he likes children. Since he believes that all adults are phonies, children are the only people he can rely on. He wants to remain a kid because they are the only people that are truly nice.

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Nettet“That’s a deer shooting hat.” . . . “Like hell it is.” I took it off and looked at it. I sort of closed one eye, like I was taking aim at it. “This is a people shooting hat,” I said. “I shoot … NettetHolden likes to push people to their limits until it hurts himself in the end. Salinger writes “Holden. If I letcha up, willya keep your mouth shut? Yes. He got up off me, and I got up, too. My chest hurt like hell from his dirty knees. You’re a dirt stupid sonuvabitch of a moron. I told him. That got him really mad” (Salinger44). stashburn

Immaturity of Holden in J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the …

NettetHolden is severely critical of his annoying next-door neighbor, Ackley. Holden describes Ackley by saying, The whole time he roomed next to me, I never even once saw him … Nettet1691 quotes from J.D. Salinger: 'What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn't happen much, though.', 'Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody.', and 'Among … NettetIt mad me so damn sad when I thought about it, their never going anywhere swanky for lunch or anything. I knew it wasn’t too important, but it made me sad anyway.”. ― J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye. tags: catcher-in-the-rye , holden , j-d-salinger , salinger , the-catcher-in-the-rye. 41 likes. stashcat screen sharing