Holden's Mind

I am amazed about how Holden’s mind works. For example, his view on women is astonishing and odd. Throughout the story, I gain and lose respect for his opinion on them.

For example, I gained respect when he thought about how his “friend” was taking Jane out on a date. He realized that his roommate was going to treat her with no respect what so ever. Holden got furious when he thought about how his roommate would probably take advantage of her. Just thinking about how he would try and make a move in his car freaked him out. Although it never exactly said, it is clear that Holden has a crush on Jane. He shared his past with her throughout the story. I have not finished the book yet, so I do not know if they ever do talk. That will be another blog. Anyways,

I lost respect for him when he bought a prostitute. He just was bored and thought that was an okay thing to do, which is was not. I lost a lot of respect for Holden, who I previously loved. I was actually a little surprised to see how he bought her services with no problem at all.

He realized that he was doing wrong later when he got back to his hotel room. Being all fidgety, I wondered how it would end. I doubted that he would actually go through with anything. I half expected him to just ignore the door when she arrived to his room, to be honest.

Although he let her in and she was completely prepared and ready to do what she came for, Holden did not do anything. He wanted to talk, which kind of freaked the girl out. After they talked for a short period of time, he paid her and she left. I gained a little more respect for him, but he did not have as much as he started with.

Throughout the whole story that I have read so far, Holden always thinks about Jane. I hope that later in the book, he comes in contact with her. That is why I am so confused why he is “never in the mood” to contact her (Salinger 105).