Catcher in the rye week 4

Then all of a sudden, she saw some jerk she knew on the other side of the lobby. Some guy in one of those very dark gray flannel suits and one of those checkered vests. Strictly Ivy League. Big deal. […] Finally, though, the jerk noticed her and came over and said hello. You should've seen the way they said hello. You'd have thought they hadn't seen each other in twenty years. […] The funny part was, they probably met each other just once, at some phony party. […] You should've seen him when old Sally asked him how he liked the play. He was the kind of a phony that have to give themselves room when they answer somebody's question. He stepped back, and stepped right on the lady's foot behind him. He probably broke every toe in her body. […] Then he and old Sally started talking about a lot of people they both knew. It was the phoniest conversation you ever heard in your life. They both kept thinking of places as fast as they could, then they'd think of somebody that lived there and mention their name. I was all set to puke when it was time to go sit down again. I really was. (17.14)

-Sally is trying to impress George and Holden finds it to be really phony. This bothers Holden especially because he believes George is a fake "Strictly Ivy League" guy.
- Holden is saying that George is being phony by trying to impress Sally
-Holden is disgusted with other people acting bigger than they actually are. Which seems to be a major part in this book.

Catcher In The Rye 3

Whatever rules there are in society Holden wants to do the opposite. Simply when it comes to pay the prostitute she ask for 10$ but Holden wants to pay less."He finally pays her the five dollars he owes and asks her to leave. She claims that the price is ten, but he refuses to pay her more, and she leaves in a huff." He wants to pray but he's so against religion so he can't follow thru with it.
"He feels like praying, but his distaste for organized religion prevents him from following through on his inclination."

"Live by the same rules so I minus the tattoo's
With the same sort of dude with he same short fuse"

Catcher In The Rye Blog Two

When I heard that his brother had leukemia my jaw literally drop to the floor I was so surprised. I caught myself beginning to feel bad for him. All along I thought he was this real sweet guy out loud but when he thinking to him self he's this perverted teenager But I felt bad cuz I've known people who had cancer and it's a hard thing to go through. He is still going through it with the red hunting hat that use to be his. Every time he has it on he feels more secure. What stuck with me is how Stratford makes Holden his "bitch" and Holden won't stick up for him self. It gets me frustrated that he won't stick up.

Blog 1

I sympathize with Holden. I understand what it's like to put on a act for people, but when I'm alone by myself I'm actually myself it's like I'm lives two lives I guess.
“Life is a game, boy. Life is a game that one plays according to the rules.”
“Up home we wear a hat like that to shoot deer in, for Chrissake,” he said.

“That’s a deer shooting hat.”

“Like hell it is.” I took it off and looked at it. I sort of closed one eye, like I was taking aim at it. “This is a people shooting hat,” I said. “I shoot people in this hat.”