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Catcher In The Rye Evaluation

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Does Holden have a difficult time evaluating situations correctly? In my opinion, Holden does have a difficult time evaluating situations correctly. Holden says that you have to be in “right mood” to complete a simple task, like talking to Jane 's mother.(p.116) In Holden 's mind, it is okay to ask a younger child if they want hot chocolate, but for an outsider the situation is inappropriate. This is because Holden is still very innocent, and he wants to hold on to the thought of Allie or a younger figure still being with him.(p 119) Holden wants 's Phoebe to stay the same age as she is now (much like that animals and people in the glass cases at the museum)so she will not grow up as fast as Holden did and he wants to protect her
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