Nobody gives it to him, he buys it in New York for a buck.
Holden didn't have any place to go, and didn't feel like going to get a another cab. So what he did was go to Grand Central Station.
The reason is that Holden wakes up finding Mr. Antolini stroking his forehead or something, which Holden suspects might be a homosexual "pass". Yet almost as soon as he is out of the apartment, Holden begins to ask himself if he might have been mistaken. At this point in the book, Holden is on the verge of a breakdown, and not able to think or reason completely clearly.
No - they are not related.
Holden's younger sister.
Holden left the fencing equipment on the subway in "The Catcher in the Rye."
The subway station in "The Catcher in the Rye" symbolizes Holden's desire to escape from the adult world and protect the innocence of children. It also represents his internal struggle with growing up and accepting the realities of life. Throughout the novel, Holden finds solace in the chaos and anonymity of the subway, reflecting his conflicted feelings about adulthood.
Because he left their equipment on the subway, and they were subsequently unable to compete.
He forgot their foils on the subway because they were on the wrong subway so he kept getting up to check the map, and when they got off, he didn't take the foils.
Holden unexpectedly met an old girlfriend of his brother D.B. who was there with a naval officer. She invited Holden to their table, but Holden, who didn't like her, said he had to "meet someone". He then had no choice but to leave.
Holden unexpectedly met an old girlfriend of his brother D.B. who was there with a naval officer. She invited Holden to their table, but Holden, who didn't like her, said he had to "meet someone". He then had no choice but to leave.
Holden forgot to take his composition home to rewrite the essay. Instead, he left it on the subway and hurriedly prepared to visit the Museum of Natural History with his younger sister, Phoebe.
Holden said " One of the biggest reasons why I left Elkon Hills was because I was surrounded by phonies."
Because Mr Antolin was patting his head and Holden thought it was a sexual advancement :O
Holden waits for Phoebe at the Museum of Natural History in New York City. They meet there to spend time together before Holden plans to leave town.
Holden wishes to disappear because he feels disillusioned with the phoniness and superficiality of the adult world around him. He struggles with feelings of alienation, isolation, and a lack of connection with others, leading him to desire escape from his current reality.
Nobody gives it to him, he buys it in New York for a buck.