Catcher in the Rye Holden liking women more than men
Holden encounters many different people, but he obviously thinks of men completely differently than women. He doesn't seem to like many of the men he encounters, but is usually able to get along with them. He will usually say things to get on peoples nerves. The first man he encounters is Mr. Spencer, whom he is visiting. It appears that he wanted to visit him, however he continuously complains - "`You didn't have to do all that, I'd have come over to say good-by anyway.'" "The minute I went in, I was sort of sorry I'd come." He obviously just wanted to visit and didn't want to be lectured . He had also just been expelled from his school, so he obviously wasn't in the greatest of moods. His complaints about the appearance of his teacher were probably truthful, but the other complaints were probably due to his mood - "What made it even more depressing, old Spencer had on this very sad, ratty old bathrobe that he was probably born in or something.".When Holden is in his room and Ackley barges in, Holden is obviously in a bitter mood. He complains even after Ackley says "Hi" - "`Hi'" he said. He always said it like he was terrifically bored or terrifically tired.". It's obvious though, that he does not like this character, probably
from experience with him. He knows how Ackley is, and what he will do. It is clear he does not like Ackley, so Holden should just not let him enter the room. If Holden told Ackley how he felt about him, he might be left alone. The one thing that Holden has in common with Ackley is that neither of them like Stradlater. There is no excuse needed for not liking Stradlater, he's a slob. Holden probably feels intimidated by Stradlater and should have stood up for himself when he was asked to do Stradlater's essay for him. It is possible for Holden to become friends with Stradlater, as long as he can talk to him about certain things. He seems to have trouble starting a good conversation with him. Holden should try talkingto Stradlater seriously. Holden is the type of character who could probably easily come to terms with someone he doesn't get along with all that well, and it's essential to come to terms with a roommate. Holden obviously does try making friends. When he is in his cab he starts up a conversation with the cab driver. It almost seems like he gets into an argument with every guy he meets. If Holden didn't ask such odd questions to people he barely knows, maybe he'd make more friends. When he asks "Where do the ducks go...", that's a fairly weird question that most people probably wouldn't know the answer to or even care about. After the first driver got angry about the question, Holden shouldn't have asked the second one. Another problem Holden has with making friends is that he asks them if they
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