Chapter 17

In this chapter we can clearly see how lonely and frustrated Holden is. He complains about “phony” people, but acts like one himself. Indirectly, he describes his life and how sad it actually his. Although he has to wait ages for his friend, he forgives her straight away just because of her looks. He relies on her because otherwise, he would be very lonely. He doesn’t have the possibility to meet anyone else, although it is his home town. As the time passes, she acts stranger and stranger; she is flirting with other guys, however, he still stays with her, and takes her to the ice-skating rink. After long conversations, asking her to leave with him into the wild, and marry him; she rejects, consequently, he insults her, and as a result leaves by himself. He stays lonely.