The Catcher in the Rye 7-12

   Holden is very strange.
   In these chapters, I kind of felt there was a change in how Holden behaved. He seemed more nervous and wired, almost kinda desperate. For example, at the telephone booth, he wanted to call someone, particularly Jane, but gives a list of who he could call instead. This seemed really weird to me, cause in previous chapters all Holden did was complain about how so many people are morons and that he hates them.
   I also think now that although Holden is a mess of problems, his biggest one is loneliness. For example, he calls Faith in the middle of the freaking night, just to talk to someone. That seems really weird to me. Also, how he dances with the three stupid tourist women from Seattle who are complete morons in the Lavender Room. If I were him, I'd just walk away.

  Another part I liked was Phoebe. She, Allie, Jane both sound like the only people Holden really likes or liked so far in the book. She sounded smart, and the kind of person that wouldn't take other people's crap. No wonder Holden loves her so much. I also wish Holden would just call Jane already. I mean, God, it's not like she'll murder him. My guess is he's probably just embaressed about the "necking".
 As for my favourite part of the book this week, it was when Holden met the lovely Mrs. Morrow, and then claimed Rudolph Schmidt and to be going to New York for a brain tumor operation. I don't know why I found this so funny, but it was just ridiculous, especially how she just went on believing it. It makes me wonder what she said to Ernie later that week when he got home...