Retell:
To summarize from where we left off, Holden begins to think of ways to burn some time until it was Wednesday and he'd have to go home. He leaves the hotel and calls up Sally Hayes, to go on a date later that day. He goes for breakfast at a local restaurant and encounters a pair of nuns on their way to teach at a school. Holden decides to talk to them, but he begins to analyze who they really are, he concludes that they are not as well off as he is. His anguish influences him to donate $10 - which was approximately $100 today- to them despite the nuns not collecting donations at the moment and he even begins to have a friendly chat with them. Following this, he buys an expensive musical record for his sister and makes his way towards the Museum of Natural History. The same day he has his date with Sally to a broadway show, starting with him proposing to marry her, but ends off on a sour note where she leaves crying. Following this, he calls up Carl Luce and has a small talk and drinks with him. In the meantime, he was able to watch a Christmas play and a movie on war. After a night being very drunk and many fails, he goes to the duck pond at the Central Park with his hair still soaking wet, to only break the record he bought for Phoebe and nearly freeze. His journey home results in Phoebe welcoming Holden, leading off into a lecture and an argument between the two. Holden then leaves for Mr. Antolini (a former teacher of his) to stay for the night, after being given a fine sum of money from his sister. A lengthy discussion and a quick and awkward departure from Mr. Antolini would follow. The final scenes of the novel would be Holden promising Phoebe to not leave her, and spend time with each other at the zoo and finally the carousel, where he finds relief and true happiness by then. Holden admits that he does not like retelling stories because he misses the people who he talks about.
Relate:
When i used to volunteer at an Old Folks home I remember helping them with whatever I could do. There was a scene when Holden was eating his breakfast at a restaurant when he notices two nuns near him with their old suitcases. His sympathy shows when he mentions: "They didn't seem to know what the hell to do with their suitcases, so I gave them a hand. They were these very inexpensive-looking suitcases--the ones that aren't genuine leather or anything. It isn't important, I know, but I hate it when somebody has cheap suitcases," (120). Holden's sympathy is very relatable to me, i feel that I am a very sympathetic especially with the seniors.
Reflect:
Holden meets two nuns at a cafe while waiting for Sally. Holden has a very good time talking to the nuns which is unusual, as Holden finds many people phony. Holden states;"I'd enjoyed talking to them a lot"(125). Holden enjoys talking to them because they're pure and honest. This shows that the reason Holden can't get along with people is because he finds them most people fake. That is a recurring theme throughout the book.
Pose 2 - 3 interesting questions
If you where Holden would you go after Jane or Sally?
Holden obviously loves Jane a lot and finds a close connection to her. If I were him I would have choose Jane over Sally as he wants Sally because of her looks.
Why did Holden react like he did when Mr. Antolini patted his head? There are a few speculations over what could be going through Holden's head. Initially, Holden might have perceived as Mr. Antolini's intimacy as unusual, foreign even.
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Holden has a close connection with Carousels for two reason. The first being he has memories of the carousel from his childhood. The second reason is it's symbolic for Holden's need to never grow up. Holden stated ;"one nice thing about carousels, they always play the same songs"(231). To Holden the carousel is a sign of hope to stay young and not change.
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