Next, Salinger unfolds how Holden allows his depression to impact his actions in The Catcher in the Rye. For example, Holden’s depression influences him to not call Jane. Multiple times in the story Holden thinks about calling Jane, but changes his mind at the last second. After Holden has a date with his old friend Sally Hayes that goes horribly wrong he meets up with his friend Carl Luce for a few drinks. After Carl leaves Holden stays until he becomes drunk and decides to give old Jane a buzz, but he states, “ But when I got inside this phone booth, I wasn’t/much in the mood anymore” (Salinger 150). Holden claims that he has to be in the right mood to call Jane, but he is never in the right mood to call Jane because of his depression. …show more content…
After Holden fails to get a drink at the nightclub he decides to go to a bar named Ernie’s where he knows underaged drinking isn’t frowned upon. While Holden is drinking he runs into one of D.B.’s ex-girlfriends and she invites him to come sit with her and her