I think that this is important to him because he wished the same could be done for him. He wishes that he can be a kid forever and that he could always stay the same. I don"t think that he is ready to face the world.

             CHAPTER 17.

             1. Why does Holden get angry with Sally Hayes?.

             Holden gets angry with Sally Hayes because she does not want to go away to Massachusetts and Vermont with him. She thinks that they are just children. Holden hates that Sally won"t just take risks and live life on the edge. Sally is realistic and thinks about what will happen in the future and the hardships that they will have to go through.

             CHAPTER 18 & 19.

             1. Luce is a typical member of the society failing Holden. In what ways does Luce fail Holden?.

             Luce is focused, intelligent and sophisticated. He doesn"t like joking around, he knows that he has to grow up and he has done just that. I think that Holden hates this because he wants to stay a kid and to see people like Luce doing things for themselves, being serious and doing things with themselves makes him upset. Holden knows that he should look up to Luce and do something with his life but somehow he still wants to be a kid inside, he is probably afraid of facing the future and what he knows is the real world.

             CHAPTER 20.

             1. Explain the significance of Holden"s drunken state. What does the reader learn about Holden?.

             I think that the significance of Holden"s drunken state is to show that he really is immature and he really does long to remain a kid. Getting drunk is somewhat of a childish activity. Real "mature" people can usually handle the alcohol and they know when to not past their limit. I think Holden enjoys this drunken state because it is somewhat of an excuse for him. He can act like he has a bullet in his guts because he is drunk and when you are drunk you are sort of "in another world". The reader learns that Holden is really immature, he doesn"t want to grow up and he is trying as hard as he can to stop this process.