The Catcher in the Rye ( 41 - 80 )

Summary
      Holden became extremely anger at Stradlater after he came back from the date with Jane. It is obvious that Holden has a lot of strong feelings for this girl and when Stradlater kind of hinted that he gave her " the time " they got into a fight. Holden would not stop calling Stradlater a moron which he knew would drive him crazy so, when Stradkater much stronger than him ended uo beating him up badly. Even after being knocked out Holden still would not stop. He went to go sleep in Ackley's room for the night. Instead of waiting like he was planning he left to New York that day. He would have to stay at a hotel for a while and thats when he meet these three girls and party all night. He starts to flashback and think about the times he had with Jane before and this just shoes how special he thinks she is. He talks about his siblings about how smart and specially they are to him. One of his brothers , Allie passed away and he would talk about much of an amazing kid he was and how I the ready would love to met him . In the end of the last chapter I read he talks more about Jane and I think that he is in love with her because of the way he thinks over her like, no other girl could compare.


Quote : " I was kissing her all over - anywhere - her eyes, her nose, her forehead, her eyebrows and all, her ears - her whole face except her mouth and all " ( Salinger 79)


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     This very quote from the text struck out to me the most. Holden could have stopped right after saying " I was kissing her all over ", but he didnt he went on and on about the different places where he kissed her. The way he described it made it seem like he cherished every single moment of him kissing her. The way he talks about Jane I can really tell that he cares and has a lot of feelings for her. And I also picked this quote because i like the repetition of her over and over as he states every part of her body that he kisses .  

The Catcher in the Rye ( 1 - 40 )

Summary
    Holden Caulfield is a 16 year old boy that attends Percy Prep but, he is soon to be kicked out because of his bad grades. In the beginning of the story he talks about his high school and how it functions. He starts the book off by saying that him trying to explain his whole life story kind of really bores him. From what i read so far in the story he talks about these two characters Ackley and Stradlater. They are both two people he sends a lot of time with at Percy Prep. Acklkey is a 18 year old snob that is very disgusting and hates everyone especially Stradlater. On the other side their is Stradlater who is this big shot that is so much into himself and his looks. Stradlater gets a date with this girl named , Jane which just so happened to be Holden's old neighbor and from the looks of it he has this major crush on her. 


Quote : "I'M THE MOST terrific liar you ever saw in your life. It's awful. " ( Salinger 16)


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When I first read this quote it made me think back to all the Holden had told me. I made this thought immediately after reading this, what if what he was telling me so far was a lie. It kind of makes the reader second guess what the author is saying throughout the whole story. I like this a lot because it actually made me pause and think to myself. This quote really interested me and made me want to get to read the story more.