Catcher in the rye 3
Catcher in the rye 3Catcher in the Rye
The book Catcher in the Rye Holden expresses many issues that get to him personally. One of the issues deal's with his sexuality. Holden, is very homophobic, thinks a lot of guys he meets in the story are "flitty." Holden also shares with us that he doesn't like his sex life, he even goes as far as getting a hooker but he backs (out of course!) In Holden's story he goes trough a very big change. He deal's with his loss of innocence's and the strange situations he gets into.
Holden's friend named Luce knew everybody and always had a woman. Holden never understood this because he always thought old Luce was a flitty guy. "I used to think he was a flit himself he was always doing that sort of stuff" (Salinger 143). While they were in this bar and old Luce gave Holden his annual sex talks, Holden made comments to himself about all the flitty looking men in the bar " a flitty looking guy with wavy hair came out and played the piano" (149). When Holden left Pency with no place to go, but he stayed with some older friends named Mr. & Mrs. Antolini. After a long speech about how Holden should really do better, in school he went to bed and got ready for a good night sleep, until Holden woke up to Mr. Antolini petting his head! This freaked Holden out. " I wondered if I was wrong about Mr. Antolini making a flitty pass at me " (194).
Holden met a friend who always kept her kings in the back row, what he loves about her. Jane to Holden she was a Goddess! It seemed like every guy wanted her....
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