LATE AND IS HIMSELF AND IN PARTIALLY TELLING WOMEN IN GENERAL THE TRUTH 7. 3 WOMEN AT THE All three women allow Holden HOLDEN IS TOO THIS IS ANOTHER to buy them drinks and they LAVENDER ROOM YOUNG AND NOT REASON FOR HOLDEN briefly dance with him, but are FAMOUS TO LOOSE FAITH IN indifferent about his company WOMEN AND HUMAN DECENCY AS WELL 8. CAB DRIVER #2 Holden asks if driver wants to CAB DRIVER IS ON THE HOLDEN WAS JUST have a drink with him but is JOB AND TRYING TO MAKE A refused. He then asks “where REALISTICALLY FRIEND; HIS ATTEMPT the ducks go” and the offended DOESN’T HAVE TIME. LEAVES HIM LONELY driver replies with the “fish” PLUS, HE DOESN’T AND REJECTED AGAIN metaphor. KNOW HOLDEN 9. THE PIANO Holden asks the waiter to ask HOLDEN IS JUST A KID HOLDEN LIKES AND Ernie if he’d join Holden for a PLAYER AND NO ONE TO PAY RESPECTS ERNIE BUT drink but figures the waiter SPECIAL ATTENTION IS STILL ANNOYED BY never delivered the message TO IN THE CROWDED THE FACT THAT when Ernie doesn’t show. CLUB A)ERNIE PLAYS TO APPEAL TO A PHONY CROWD AND B)ERNIE WON’T GIVE HIM THE TIME OF DAY 10. SUNNY THE Holden tries to have a civilized SUNNY HAS A JOB TO HOLDEN DOESN’T and interesting conversation PROSTITUTE DO AND SHE’S JUST WANT SEX; HE with Sunny but she doesn’t WORKING TRYING TO WANTS respond to his social courtesy. MAKE MONEY COMPANIONSHIP AND WHEN HE REALIZES THE REALITY OF THE SITUATION—THAT SUNNY WON’T BE HIS “FRIEND”—IT DEPRESSES HIM AND MAKES HIM FEEL LONELY 11. JANE Holden calls Jane. When her JANE DOESN’T REJECT HOLDEN DOESN’T mother answers the phone, he HOLDEN, SHE JUST REALIZE THIS IS NOT quickly hangs up. WASN’T AVAILABLE AT HER FAULT. HE HAD THAT POINT IN TIME FINALLY GATHERED ENOUGH COURAGE CALL HER AND AFTER ALL OF THE SHE DIDN’T ANSWER THE PHONE. HE FEELS LIKE HIS EFFORTS WERE
LATE AND IS PARTIALLY TELLING THE TRUTH HIMSELF AND IN WOMEN IN GENERAL 7. 3 WOMEN AT THE LAVENDER ROOM All three women allow Holden to buy them drinks and they briefly dance with him, but are indifferent about his company HOLDEN IS TOO YOUNG AND NOT FAMOUS THIS IS ANOTHER REASON FOR HOLDEN TO LOOSE FAITH IN WOMEN AND HUMAN DECENCY AS WELL 8. CAB DRIVER #2 Holden asks if driver wants to have a drink with him but is refused. He then asks “where the ducks go” and the offended driver replies with the “fish” metaphor. CAB DRIVER IS ON THE JOB AND REALISTICALLY DOESN’T HAVE TIME. PLUS, HE DOESN’T KNOW HOLDEN HOLDEN WAS JUST TRYING TO MAKE A FRIEND; HIS ATTEMPT LEAVES HIM LONELY AND REJECTED AGAIN 9. THE PIANO PLAYER Holden asks the waiter to ask Ernie if he’d join Holden for a drink but figures the waiter never delivered the message when Ernie doesn’t show. HOLDEN IS JUST A KID AND NO ONE TO PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO IN THE CROWDED CLUB HOLDEN LIKES AND RESPECTS ERNIE BUT IS STILL ANNOYED BY THE FACT THAT A)ERNIE PLAYS TO APPEAL TO A PHONY CROWD AND B)ERNIE WON’T GIVE HIM THE TIME OF DAY 10. SUNNY THE PROSTITUTE Holden tries to have a civilized and interesting conversation with Sunny but she doesn’t respond to his social courtesy. SUNNY HAS A JOB TO DO AND SHE’S WORKING TRYING TO MAKE MONEY HOLDEN DOESN’T JUST WANT SEX; HE WANTS COMPANIONSHIP AND WHEN HE REALIZES THE REALITY OF THE SITUATION—THAT SUNNY WON’T BE HIS “FRIEND”—IT DEPRESSES HIM AND MAKES HIM FEEL LONELY 11. JANE Holden calls Jane. When her mother answers the phone, he quickly hangs up. JANE DOESN’T REJECT HOLDEN, SHE JUST WASN’T AVAILABLE AT THAT POINT IN TIME HOLDEN DOESN’T REALIZE THIS IS NOT HER FAULT. HE HAD FINALLY GATHERED ENOUGH COURAGE CALL HER AND AFTER ALL OF THE SHE DIDN’T ANSWER THE PHONE. HE FEELS LIKE HIS EFFORTS WERE
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