So, I chose the passage in chapter 17, where Holden is talking about how no one cares if a date is late as long as she looks fabulous... this is when Sally finally shows up and he's talking about how he fell in love with her a little because she's so beautiful.
I'm gonna combine the last 2 things for the blog...
I feel that this statement contradicts Holden's character. For this, he worries more about her appearance rather than her timing or character, which really comes to show that he does have a "phony" side as well as the Holden side to him.
I also believe that this is one of the points when hints of a mental illness start to crop up, because his changes in behavior and character becomes increasingly unpredictable. This also comes up later in the chapters too, when Sally keeps asking him, "why are you shouting?" and Holden always thinks that he isn't... I'm really curious right now as to what position he's writing all this from... because its all from the perspective of someone who's reflecting... but that's what makes it interesting i think....
exactly! i completely agree with you know that i think of it when it comes to the mental illness. also, one minute he wants to run away with her to the massachusettes, start a family, and live the rest of his life with her, and the next page he says that she gives him a royal pain in his ass. i am curious where he is writing this from. not knowing really keeps me interested
ReplyDeleteI never really though of it like that...
ReplyDeleteI remember when Sally asked him to stop shouting and he said he wasn't shouting, but maybe he actually was but he just didn't THINK he was...
For me, it's hard to think that sometimes, the perspective of the one telling the story might not always be correct. Holden does need some help but most of the time, he refuses it because, again, he thinks he doesn't need it. Holden just needs to accept the fact that HE DOESN'T KNOW BEST!