Holden Wants Children To Keep Their Innocence
The novel Catcher In The Rye is written by J.D Salinder is the story of Holdens quest for maturity. The book starts off at Pency Prep School, Holden is only days from his expulsion from Pency, because of awful grades. Straddler, Holden's roommate, goes on a date with Jane, who is one of Holden's former friends. Holden agrees to write a paper for Straddler. When Straddler arrives back at the dorm, Holden questions him about the date. Straddler does not like the line of questioning and they end up in a fighting. Following the fight with Straddler, Holden fails to befriend Ackley. Holden eventually decides to leave Pency early and stay in New York until the day that he is expected to arrive home. On the train to New York Holden meets the mother of student at Pency and lies to her about her son. When Holden arrives in New York he goes down to the bar at the hotel. …
