Jane- Catcher in the Rye

My past few blogs have revolved around my opinion, and Holden’s admission, about him being crazy. This one will reflect more about Jane.

Although, so far, I am only on page 140 of the book, I know that Holden has a thing for Jane. Jane has never been seen by Holden in the story, and yet it is something that is always talked about. More the rather, thought about.

So far, I do not know much about Jane at all. I learned that she is a good dancer because Holden was debating if he should call her up for dancing (Salinger 140). Other than that, the only thing that Holden seems to obsess about is that she dates horrible guys.

At the start of chapter eighteen, Holden starts thinking about how he should get a bite. His mind then, somehow, wonders to Jane. “…and I went in the phone booth. I thought I might give old Jane another buzz and she if she was home yet. I mean I had the whole evening free, and I thought I’d give her a buzz and, if she was home yet, take her dancing or something somewhere” (Salinger 135). It seems as if Holden is lying to himself a little here. He seems to act as though he does not really care what happens, but I can tell that he really, really wants this girl to answer her phone and accept his offer.

Too bad she doesn’t. But after she did not answer, Holden’s mind wondered off onto how she used to date a horrible guy. He then switched topics on himself to how girls do not think “that every guy who is strictly a bastard” are bad people. They use the phrase “he has an inferiority complex.” I have never heard this before. It kind of interested me. “Maybe he has, but that doesn’t keep him from being a bastard, in my opinion” (Salinger 135). I do not even know what an inferiority complex is. I would Google it, but I do not have internet where I am. I will Google it when I get home.

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