CHAPTER 8-11

After leaving pencey at late night Holden goes to train station to go to New York. He likes trains at night, since its the only time he can read those cheap magazines without puking. On the train, Holden strikes up conversation with an attractive  older woman on the train, Ernest Morrow's mother. Holden offers the woman a cigarette and then admires the way she smokes.She also asks holden about his nose (which has just started bleeding again), and he tells her he got hit in the face by a snowball. Holden gets off at penn station (in New York City) and decide to give someone a buzz on the payphone.But who to call? His brother D.B? His kid sister phoebe? Jane Gallager's mother?
After spending 20 minutes he ends up calling anyone instead, he gets a cab and accidentally give his home address. About halfway there, he remembers he cant go home until Wednesday. before reaching the hotel, he invites the cap driver for a drink but unfortunately the driver refuse. He takes his hunting cap off before going into the lobby, so as to not look like a "screwball," even though he later found out there were "screwballs all over the place." H changes his shirt so he can go downstairs to the lavender room. after a while staying there he leaves. Back in the lobby, He star thinking about Jane Gallagher sitting in Ed Banky's car with stradlater. Any ways the lobby is getting depressing, so he decides to head to Greenwich Village, where D.B. ised to take him once in a while to listen to this guy Ernie play the piano.


Corresponding Questions:

) Have you ever lied just for the fun of it? Explain the situation.
Ans:Yes, for making something interesting, i lied to make it more fun when i go out with  my friends to hangout but later on i tell the truth because i don't want to look like a lair.

2) Would you want to be famous? why/why not? how you want to become famous?
Ans: Of course, every one want to become famous these days. The reason why i want to become famous is that people will know you all around the world, you will focus more on your work because you don't want people the see your mistakes and everything.

3) what is the difference between proud and being conceited?
Ans: proud is gratified; feeling honored; feeling satisfied or happy about a fact or event while conceited is having an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance etc.



Reflection:

a sign of  Holden's loneliness, self imposed alienation, and depression: he has friends but doesn't want to contact them. Holden's hat and duck question are not childish and inappropriate for someone his age. Holden obviously would rather see Jane, and thinks of sex as dirty. to protect his illusions of  Jane's purity, he isolates himself. He is judgmental he views "perverts" in their hotel room doing various things, he watches them and judge their actions.


Questions:

1) how much does Holden think it will cost him to get a prime table in the lavender room?
Ans: Holden doesn't care about my money as his father is a lawyer. he has round 80 dollars so he is not worrying about it.

2) How does Holden know about Ernie's in Greenwich Village?
Ans: His brother D.B used to bring him there sometimes and he enjoyed it much.




Holden is so lonely that he is trying to find someone to talk to but no one is welling to set with him.
Depression and loneliness completely changed him .
                                                                                                             




Theme Song

Call Me Maybe
by carly Rae Jepsen

I threw a wish in the well
Don't ask me I'll never tell
I looked at you as it fell
And now you're in my way

I trade my soul for a wish
Pennies and dimes for a kiss
I wasn't looking for this
But now you're in my way

Your stare was holding
Ripped jeans
Skin was showing
Hot night
Wind was blowing
Where you think you're going baby?

Hey I just met you
And this is crazy
But here's my number
So call me maybe
It's hard to look right at you baby
But here's my number
So call me maybe

Hey I just met you
And this is crazy
But here's my number
So call me maybe
And all the other boys
Try to chase me
But here's my number
So call me maybe

Explanation: through out the book, calling someone is a big thing for Holden. every time he is depressed or lonely, he turns to the phone. he wishes he had someone to call, or that someone would call him.