Phoebe And Holden

I am on page one hundred and sixty seven. I want to discuss how Holden and his sister have different opinions on what their father will do to Holden for being kicked out of school. This is not the first time, so I do not think it will be very pleasant.

First off, Phoebe was able to tell that Holden was lying about getting out of school early. She knew that he got kicked out. They must be close enough where they can tell when each other is lying. That is pretty special. (Salinger 165).

After realizing that he got kicked out, Salinger wrote, “Then she hit me on the leg with her fist. She gets very fist. She gets very feisty when she fees like it. She had her hand on her mouth and all. She gets very emotional, I swear to God” (Salinger 165). I find it weird that Holden finds it annoying and odd how she reacted. That is how I would have reacted if my brother got kicked out of a school. I think what she did was not really emotional. I think it was right.

While Phoebe has a pillow over her head, Holden argues that no one is going to kill him. He thinks everything she said was ridiculous. She kept repeating, “Daddy’s gonna kill you” (Salinger 165). I guess that is a little dramatic, but still, I would be scared for Holden as well. Holden claims that “The worst he’ll do, he’ll give me hell again, and then he’ll send me to that goddam military school. That’s all he’ll do to me. And in the first place, I won’t even be around. I’ll be away” (Salinger 166). I find it humorous how the two have completely different ways that this will end.

Holden thought “Boy, she really gets something on her mind when she gets something on her mind” (Salinger 166). I found this phrase interesting. I really thought about it for awhile. Quite some time, actually. I reread it a couple times as well. What I got out of it was that if you have your mind set on something, you will do it.

Salinger, J. D. The Catcher in the Rye. Boston: Little, Brown, 2001. Print.