Thursday, October 16, 2008

Catcher and the Rye Part III

I finally finished the Catcher and the Rye. The last part of the book was filled with a lot of questions and awkward parts. The last part of the book started off with Holden wanting to see Phoebe. As a matter of fact, Holden's been wanting to see Phoebe throughout the book. I think he is so attached to Phoebe because he was as, or if not more attached to Allie, and he did not want anything to happen to her. Anyway, Holden successfully sneaks into his house, and wakes up his sister. They talk for a while, and she realizes that he has been kicked out. Afterwards, Phoebe lends Holden her Christmas money since he ran out of his money. This leads me to believe that they have special relationship since most siblings won't give each other money.... especially their Christmas money.
  After Holden leaves his house, he goes to Mr. Antolini's house. Mr. Antolini gives Holden this huge speech and then he falls to sleep. After that, Holden is woken up and finds Mr. Antolini touching his head. Afraid that he's a "flit", or a gay, Holden runs away. This is where the author is unclear. Is Mr. Antolini really gay, or is he just touching Holden's head as a friendly gesture or something? Anyway, he sleeps in Grand Central, and then walks around in the morning. He happens to see Allie everywhere he goes. I think that his death has had the biggest impact on who Holden had come to be and his concept of the catcher in the rye. The end of the book then ends with him and Phoebe in the park. This raises many questions. What happened with Mr. Antolini, DB, and the other characters introduced by Holden? And the biggest question of all, what happens to Holden and his family... and will Holden finally get his priorities in order and live a normal life?

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