after reading 12-15....
holden is super confusing. at many points in the book, you see him thinking one thing, and doing another. but in chapter 14, when he is getting beat up, he truly knows the man and girl aren't owed another 5 dollars from him, and he doesn't give in, so in turn they end up taking the money and beating him. hmm. i think that's one reason why he's NOT "phony."
chapter 12, the bar scene, reminds me a lot of the lunch room, for me at least. i sit with spencer and a select few other people. i've always been a people-watcher, it's just interesting. so in the lunch room, it feels like i'm there just watching, observing, noticing everyone else. even the little kids, they're so much easier to observe, because they haven't yet experienced being a teenager and caring about what others think, etc. it is somewhat similar to Holden's situation in the bar: he is alone, watching everyone else, making judgments. everyone does this, right?
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Interesting... it's strange because I think Holden is phony.
ReplyDeleteBut anyways, Holden definitely is acting in a very confusing way right now. He jumps from topic to topic like crazy and it's hard to stay with his stories! I swear he has ADHD because he is always going on and on about something new on every single page!