He is very appealed by her but does not want to have a relationship with her because I think he is afraid of her experiences. The reason I did was because she knew quite a lot about the theatre and plays and literature and all that stuff.
It was a lie, of course, but the thing is, I meant it when I said it. On the one side he thinks he loves her and wants to marry her and on the other side he calls her a phoney and is nerved by her choice of words and voice.
I certainly felt peculiar when she did that. I mean she did it so sudden and all. Sexy was about the last thing I was feeling. She really was. I think it was because she was young as hell. It sounded like a real kid. He wants to have his first sex with a girl who he loves. You never knnow where the hell you are. I really am. Something always happens. The trouble with me is, I stop.
Anyway, I keep most girls are so dumb and all. So do I regard it as a wuddayacallit — a physical and spiritual experience and all.
I really do. I mean I have to like her a lot. Boy, it really screw up my sex life something awful. A lot of schools were home for vacation already, and there were about a million girls sitting and standing around waiting for their dates to show up. Allie was a brilliant, friendly, red-headed boy—according to Holden, he was the smartest of the Caulfields. A very attractive girl whom Holden has known and dated for a long time.
She is certainly more conventional than Holden in her tastes and manners. Read an in-depth analysis of Mr. Luce is three years older than Holden and has a great deal of sexual experience. At Whooton, he was a source of knowledge about sex for the younger boys, and Holden tries to get him to talk about sex at their meeting. Read an in-depth analysis of Carl Luce Mr.
Antolini now teaches at New York University. He is young, clever, sympathetic, and likable, and Holden respects him. Holden sometimes finds him a bit too clever, but he looks to him for guidance. Like many characters in the novel, he drinks heavily. The prostitute whom Holden hires through Maurice. She is one of a number of women in the book with whom Holden clumsily attempts to connect. Ace your assignments with our guide to The Catcher in the Rye! SparkTeach Teacher's Handbook.
Antolini Mr. Spencer Stradlater Carl Luce. What is a catcher in the rye and why does Holden want to be one? Related Themes from Other Texts.
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