Period 5
4-22-13
Chapters 9-10
Summary: Holden arrives in New York and talks about wanting to call his sister, Phoebe. He decides to stay at the Edmont Hotel. Later that night he calls Faith Cavendish, a girl he had met at a party a year ago. He wanted to meet her for a cocktail but it didn't work out. Then Holden goes down the club in the hotel called the Lavender Room. He dances with a pretty blonde and talks with her and her "ugly friends". After this Holden returns to his room.
Quotation: "There isn't any night club in the world you can sit in for a long time unless you can at least buy some liquor and get drunk. Or unless you're with some girl that really knocks you out"(76).
Quotation Significance: Holden is at the night club and he is saying that bars aren't fun unless you can drink or dance with a pretty girl. Honestly, this shows that Holden values only girls and alcohol.
Reflection: In these two chapters, Holden is all by himself in New York staying at the Edmont Hotel. We learn that he has a sister named Phoebe, who he speaks very highly of. We also learn that inside his mind he is a sex maniac and is always thinking about women. We also find out that he does have some experience with women. Holden also believes that everyone is phony. This makes no sense to me because Holden is one of the phoniest characters in the book. He enjoys lying to people and making up fake identities for himself. Holden seems very hypocritical. Holden also dances with some girls from the night club in the hotel, even though he thinks that they are dumb and two of them are ugly. It seems insane to me that Holden hangs out with people he doesn't like and he constantly pretends to fit in with them and like them. Holden should instead be around smart girls and boys that he likes. So far, this book is good but it's hard for me to understand Holden's way of life.
Discussion Question: Why does Holden go to New York? Why does Holden feel the need to drink and party with women?
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