Holden fears and desire love because he lost someone that he love and he is afraid that if he loves again he will loose then to
Holden is afraid Jane has changed. That's why he tells Stradlater to ask her if she still keeps all her kings in the back row.
he imagines stabbing him with a knife. but he knows he is to afraid of violence
Holden is afraid Jane has changed. That's why he tells Stradlater to ask her if she still keeps all her kings in the back row.
stop stalking celebrities.
Holden is naturally stubborn, and doesn't like doing what he is told. Holden wants to live life by his own rules and be different. Holden has the capacity to be smart and do great things, but he chooses not to.
"Where I lived at Pency, I lived in the Ossenburger Memorial Wing of the new dorms. It was only for juniors and seniors." -Holden
He is pictured as a coward, who is afraid to go in a club when he sees two tough guys coming out and afraid to call Jane Gallagher because her parents might answer the phone.
I think only possible role model for Holden is Mr.Antollini his English teacher he is not afraid to go to his house and to talk with him.
Holden doesn't go see Jane because he is scared of disrupting the memories he has of her. In his mind, Jane represents a time of innocence and purity, and he is afraid that seeing her again would taint those memories. Additionally, Holden struggles with opening up and expressing his true feelings to people, which also contributes to his decision not to see Jane.
end of the novel when Phoebe is on the carousel and even though Holden is afraid that she will fall off, he decides not to intervene and lets her be.
Jane and Holden were best friends; Holden didn't want her to be mistreated or for Stradlater and Jane to have sex.