The Catcher in the Rye Journey
The Catcher in the Rye - JourneyJourney is defined as the act of traveling from one place to another. Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, is a journey story itself. J.D. Salinger starts the journey in a mental hospital in California. This is where Holden Caulfield, the main character, has his flashbacks and begins to retell his journey.
The physical journey Holden makes is to go from Pencey Prep Pennsylvania to New York. From this point, he makes his way to a hotel in New York. In the same night, he goes to the hotel club and relaxes. Then he exits the club and goes to the lobby. While in the lobby, Holden thinks of the girl that he likes, Jane Gallagher. This shows his emotional journey. When he would think of her, he would get very depressed. After the hotel club, Holden goes to another club where he meets a girl who knows his brother. After he met the girl, he left the club and went back to the hotel. When Holden was back at the hotel, he met someone who was going send him a prostitute. Although the prostitute comes, he is too scared to do anything, so he kicks her out. This was an embarrassing journey for Holden.
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