1. STRADLATER Holden’s personally touching STRADLATER IS AN DEVASTATED, HE composition about Allie’s INNOCENT BYSTANDER LOSES TRUST IN A baseball glove is not OF HOLDEN’S ANGER; PERSON HE ALMOST appreciated; he is instead made HE DOESN’T KNOW THOUGHT WAS HIS fun of and censured ANY BETTER AND FRIEND DOESN’T REALLY CARE 2. STRADLATER Holden attempts to talk about STRADLATER IS AN DEVASTATED, HE how important Jane is to him INNOCENT BYSTANDER LOSES TRUST IN A but his feelings are overlooked. OF HOLDEN’S ANGER; PERSON HE ALMOST Stradlater further crushes HE DOESN’T KNOW THOUGHT WAS HIS Holden by disrespecting Jane, ANY BETTER AND FRIEND first thinking her name is and then taking her on a DOESN’T REALLY CARE “Jean” date in Ed Banky’s “parked” car 3. JANE An unanswered question JANE HAS SO MANY HE FEELS INSECURE lingers with the reader: does a ISSUES OF HER OWN, AND NOT GOOD possible rejection from the past SHE IS UNINTERESTED ENOUGH FOR HER haunt Holden; Jane seems to be IN HOLDEN AS A the girl he cannot have ROMANTIC PARTNER AND NEVER REALLY HAS A CHANCE TO ALLOW A RELATIONSHIP TO BLOSSOM 4. MRS. MARROW Holden asks her to have a drink HOLDEN IS TOO HE GETS TURNED with him on the train but she (EARNEST’S YOUNG FOR HER,ON A DOWN BY A WOMAN turns the offer down MOTHER) TRAIN IN THE MIDDLE HE IS ATTRACTED TO OF THE NIGHT WHICH CAUSES HIM (OBVIOUSLY A KID TO FEEL WITH ISSUES), AND HIS NOSE IS SEVERELY BLEEDING STILL WHICH FORCES HER TO FEEL MORE THAN “MATERNAL” “SEXY” 5. CAB DRIVER #1 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”. DOESN’T HAVE TIME. LEAVES HIM LONELY PLUS, HE DOESN’T AND REJECTED AGAIN KNOW HOLDEN 6. FAITH CAVENDISH Holden asks her out but is HOLDEN OBVIOUSLY ANOTHER FAILED refused because the date is too SOUNDS TOO YOUNG ATTEMPT AT FEMAL last minute. She tries to FOR HER AND COMPANY FOR reschedule but Holden is INEXPERIENCED; SHE HOLDEN; HE IS LEFT uninterested. TELLS HIM IT’S TOO DISAPPOINTED IN
1. STRADLATER Holden’s personally touching composition about Allie’s baseball glove is not appreciated; he is instead made fun of and censured STRADLATER IS AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER OF HOLDEN’S ANGER; HE DOESN’T KNOW ANY BETTER AND DOESN’T REALLY CARE DEVASTATED, HE LOSES TRUST IN A PERSON HE ALMOST THOUGHT WAS HIS FRIEND 2. STRADLATER Holden attempts to talk about how important Jane is to him but his feelings are overlooked. Stradlater further crushes Holden by disrespecting Jane, first thinking her name is “Jean” and then taking her on a “parked” date in Ed Banky’s car STRADLATER IS AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER OF HOLDEN’S ANGER; HE DOESN’T KNOW ANY BETTER AND DOESN’T REALLY CARE DEVASTATED, HE LOSES TRUST IN A PERSON HE ALMOST THOUGHT WAS HIS FRIEND 3. JANE An unanswered question lingers with the reader: does a possible rejection from the past haunt Holden; Jane seems to be the girl he cannot have JANE HAS SO MANY ISSUES OF HER OWN, SHE IS UNINTERESTED IN HOLDEN AS A ROMANTIC PARTNER AND NEVER REALLY HAS A CHANCE TO ALLOW A RELATIONSHIP TO BLOSSOM HE FEELS INSECURE AND NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR HER 4. MRS. MARROW (EARNEST’S MOTHER) Holden asks her to have a drink with him on the train but she turns the offer down HOLDEN IS TOO YOUNG FOR HER,ON A TRAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT (OBVIOUSLY A KID WITH ISSUES), AND HIS NOSE IS SEVERELY BLEEDING STILL WHICH FORCES HER TO FEEL MORE “MATERNAL” THAN “SEXY” HE GETS TURNED DOWN BY A WOMAN HE IS ATTRACTED TO WHICH CAUSES HIM TO FEEL 5. CAB DRIVER #1 Holden asks if driver wants to have a drink with him but is refused. He then asks “where the ducks go”. 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 6. FAITH CAVENDISH Holden asks her out but is refused because the date is too last minute. She tries to reschedule but Holden is uninterested. HOLDEN OBVIOUSLY SOUNDS TOO YOUNG FOR HER AND INEXPERIENCED; SHE TELLS HIM IT’S TOO ANOTHER FAILED ATTEMPT AT FEMAL COMPANY FOR HOLDEN; HE IS LEFT DISAPPOINTED IN
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