Holden walks the entire way to the train station and catches a late train to New York.On the way to New York, an elder woman got a sit next to Holden, she turned out she was Holden's classmate Ernest Morrow's mother.
Holden on the way to New York
Outwardly Holden tells extravagant lies about him to his mother, then she asked why he was leaving Pencey early, Holden claimed to be returning to New York for a brain tumor operation. At Penn Station, Holden wanted to call someone but he was unable to find anyone to call. He wanted to communicate with the driver but the driver was not interested. Then Holden checked in the hotel, he found a variety of bizarre acting in the hotel and he decided to call the Faith Cavendish who was recommended by a man Holden met at a party. Holden tried to invite her to make a drink with him but she refused because she needs her beauty sleep. Though Cavendish offered to meet Holden the next day, but Holden didn't want to wait that long. While Holden bathed he described his sister Phoebe in a very praised way, a humor and cleverness girl.
Phoebe Caulfield, Holden's little sister
Then Holden went to the Lavender room, Holden ordered an alcohol but waiter refused because Holden was not 22. He flirted three women who were looking for the movie star, they also danced with Holden but they showed uninterested with dancing, Holden felt depressed and paid for the drink then he left the Lavender room. In chapter 11, Holden reminisced about his childhood old friend Jane, Holden played with Jane in summer, their families’ summer homes in Maine were next door to one another. Holden and Jane were playing checkers and asked Jane for cigarettes; Jane refused to answer him, and, when he left, she began to cry.Holden hold her and comforted her, their action were wild and they used to hold hand together.
Holden remembered he kissed Jane's forehead
At the end of chapter 11, Holden went to the Ernie's which was the nightclub.Relate:
I never lied to somebody just for fun. For some reasons the people maybe go out with someone, they don't like. Personally, I never go out with a person who I hated, it makes me uncomfortable. However, sometimes we have to go with persons who we hated, such as a meeting for the business. I don't want to be a famous guy because a famous man hasn't privacy. The star also limits person's freedom in some way because his action would affect his fans. In junior high, my classmate named Nick, he very like sharing his story with his girlfriend and always exaggerate it, what's more, he often repeats the " wonderful love story" in the class, it makes me feel disgusting. However, in the normal life, Nick is an enthusiastic guy, I do not hate him. The literal meaning of pride is feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one's own achievements, qualities, or possessions or those of someone with whom one is closely associated. The literal meaning of conceit is excessive pride. That's the big difference between proud and conceited. In my mind, the conceited is the presentation of overproud, the person who indulges in his proudness.
Reflect:
By this part of a novel, the loneliness is at the heart of Holden's problem. Holden's action reflects that Holden aspires to interact with others, for example, Holden wants to call someone but cannot find anyone to call, talking with the driver and flirting women though they both not interested. What's more, Holden calls a girl he never met in the middle of the night is not quite normal, that demonstrates the depth of Holden's feeling of loneliness and desperation. In these chapters, Holden always talks about others, such as Phoebe and Jane. But he never mentions himself, he tries to avoid his own shortcoming and problems by focusing on the other things, he usually uses scornfulness and critical languages. Holden refuses to do self-examination. In a Lavender room, Holden pretends him like an adult, however, when he ordered an alcohol, the waiter refused him; when he flirted women, they laughed at his advances. I have to suspect the Holden's reliability. Furthermore, Holden describes women indulges in his flirting but I cannot trust him totally, his description reveals the profound disconnection and isolation. In chapter 11, through his nostalgic memories of Jane, I gain insight into the type of companionship Holden wants. Holden describes he comforted Jane when Jane suffered unspeakable pain, it reflects Holden's situation, he struggles with a pain he cannot talk to anyone, he also needs a compassion to comfort him as he comforts Jane.
Loneliness around Holden
Interesting question:
1.In the end of chapter 11, quote “Pianist won’t talk to you unless you are a big shot or a celebrity.”Why does Holden say that?
Answer: Holden said that because he felt lonely but he doesn’t want to accept. On the other side, Holden praised the pianist was very professional, it hints Holden thought the pianist may be in the similar situation as him.
2.What was the Holden's relationship with Jane?
Answer: They became a good friend in summer, Holden was attracted by Jane.
Prediction: Holden goes into the club and flirts with women but he will get the same consequence as in the Lavender room, he will be depressed.
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