How Does Holden Use Sex In Catcher In The Rye
Women and Sex in the novel The Catcher in the Rye In The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, Holden Caulfield narrates the story of his wandering around New York; after becoming fed-up with the people around him, he decides to start his Christmas break early before returning home to his parents. There he will face the consequences of being expelled from yet another school due to his rebellious nature. Over the course of his five-day journey, Holden is highly critical of the people around him. However, he is much more sensitive when it comes to women and struggles with feelings towards sex and relationships. Holden is uncomfortable and awkward around women, but he claims to be mature and charming. In Chapter 10, Holden goes
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After making his way to the hotel room, Holden watches some of the other guests through the window, and one of the things he notices is a couple spitting in each other's faces. This arouses him, giving him the urge to call someone. His first thought is Jane, but he throws that out almost instantly. In the end, he decides to call a girl named Faith Cavendish, who he has never met, because she is supposed to be very provocative. Annoyed, she rejects and offers to come over tomorrow, but Holden ignores this and hangs up (35). Holden's incident with the prostitute can be used here too. When Maurice tells him about Sunny, Holden gets very excited and starts fantasizing about his evening with her. He makes big plans, but when she comes, he gets too nervous because he has no idea what to do (51). Holden's date with Sally did not go as planned, but he barely notices because he is too preoccupied with how she looks and what she is wearing. When she finally arrives for their date, Holden forgets about her being late because she is so attractive. Later, when they are ice-skating, he decides she wanted to come so she could wear a short skirt, but he likes it, so he does not mind
After making his way to the hotel room, Holden watches some of the other guests through the window, and one of the things he notices is a couple spitting in each other's faces. This arouses him, giving him the urge to call someone. His first thought is Jane, but he throws that out almost instantly. In the end, he decides to call a girl named Faith Cavendish, who he has never met, because she is supposed to be very provocative. Annoyed, she rejects and offers to come over tomorrow, but Holden ignores this and hangs up (35). Holden's incident with the prostitute can be used here too. When Maurice tells him about Sunny, Holden gets very excited and starts fantasizing about his evening with her. He makes big plans, but when she comes, he gets too nervous because he has no idea what to do (51). Holden's date with Sally did not go as planned, but he barely notices because he is too preoccupied with how she looks and what she is wearing. When she finally arrives for their date, Holden forgets about her being late because she is so attractive. Later, when they are ice-skating, he decides she wanted to come so she could wear a short skirt, but he likes it, so he does not mind