Cassidy

In the Heat of the Night

The Catcher in the Rye is a book about a 17 year old boy named Holden Caulfield. The story is about how holden shares a series of events that happens in a two day period while he was in New York.
==The events take place after Holden is expelled from the private school of Pencey Prep in Agerstown,Pennsylvania. Holden was supposed to leave when Christmas break began. After getting in a brawl with his roommate Stradlater, Holden had enough of Pencey Prep and decides to take the next train to New York. In New York, he decides to stay in a hotel until he can return home when his parents expect him.== ==He decides to stay at the Edmont Hotel in a very urban part of the city. The hotel is described as sort of a “hangout” for odd people such as prostitutes, transvestites, and alcoholics. On the first night of his arrival he spends the evening dancing with three women from Washington. By the time he left the bar, he was left with nothing but the check. When he returned to the hotel that evening, he got persuaded to purchase a prostitute for the night. Her name was, ‘Sunny’ and this situation didn’t end so well. When she arrived Holdens attitude changed drastically. In the beginning all he wanted was sex, and by the end of the night he just felt like talking. He looked at her more of a human being, than a prostitute. Although she didn’t want the same, she wanted him to pay up and do the deed. But he refused, so she brought her pimp and that’s when he gave in and paid her for the night he was suppose to have sex.== ==**After a short sleep, Holden woke up and called up an old friend named, Sally Hayes. They then both agreed to go on a date later that day. Before hand though, Holden went to Grand Central Station to check his luggage, and have a late breakfast. Then Holden goes on an adventure to look for a record called, “Little Shirley Beans”. By the time he was done his errands, he finally went on his date with Sally. After the play was done, they went skating at Radio City. During a break from skating, Holden asked her if he would run away with her. She declined, and then started explaining how they could run away together after they got married. That idea didn’t sound so thrilling to him, and he then got annoyed by her and said something offensive. She immediately**==

She immediately stormed off and requested he never talk to her again.
==Throughout Holden’s time spent in New York, he starts to develop a depression from loneliness and exhaustion. When it finally reaches to a breaking point, he heads home to see his sister without his parents knowing though. When he finally visits her, they catch up on the stuff they missed out while away from each other. When Holden tells her that he got expelled from yet another school, she gets really upset and starts to nag him about how their father will be furious. After calming her down, they then discuss how Holden has no desire for anything or anyone. He tried to explain why, describing that everyone he knew was “phony” and whatnot. When the discussion was over, Holden left and promised her that he would be back in time for her play.==

==Once he arrived at the Antolini’s, they caught up with each other and they offered the let him stay a couple of days before it was time for him to go home, the visit didn’t last long though. When Holden went to go lie down for the night, Mr. Antolini made a homosexual advance on him, which immediately influenced him to leave. The next day, Holden kept wondering if Mr. Antonili’s motives were what he thought they were.== ==During that day, Holden made the decision that he would move out west and live as a deaf-mute. Before he left he wanted to meet up with sister one last time to say goodbye. Although when she finds out, she decides she wants to leave him. But Holden refuses to let her go, she immediately got upset, that’s when Holden discarded those plans. To uplift her mood, Holden takes Phoebe to the Central Park Zoo. He starts to feel real happiness and joy watching his sister ride the carousal.== ==At the conclusion of the novel, Holden becomes sick and is checked into a mental hospital. He tells readers that he is beginning school, in the following September. He ends off his story by telling readers that he does not want to tell anymore, because he finds that by telling about his experiences and acquaintances that he starts to miss everyone.==

Characters
== The main character in the story is Holden Caulfield. Holden is a tall, caucasion 17 year old boy who has a very rebllious and judgemental side. As said in the book, he seems to have a revulsion for "phonies". Throughout this story, Holden suffers through depression, and loneliness.==