Little Shirley Beans
It interests him. Also he is using the window as a viewing screen for adulthood.
Morally he doesnt wanna pay $5 if that wasn't the deal
Holden does not give us any of the poems from Allie's glove, he only tells us of the existence of the glove covered with poems.
He says that he was "surrounded by phonies".
its your sister
Mr. Antolini gives Holden advice in Chapter 24 of "The Catcher in the Rye." He offers guidance and insight to Holden about life, relationships, and growing up.
The record he broke
The "Little Shirley Beans" record represents childhood and Holden wants to give it to Phoebe because he wants her to stay a child forever. The record plays the same song and never changes, just as how he does not want Phoebe to change, and the breaking of the record symbolizes the problem in Holden's plan and how he cannot actually keep her a child forever.
Mr. Haas is the headmaster at Pencey Prep, the school that Holden Caulfield attends in "The Catcher in the Rye." Holden dislikes Mr. Haas, finding him insincere and disliking his tendency to give long-winded speeches.
Holden treats little kids with care and kindness, as he values their innocence and sees them as pure. An example of this is when he takes his little sister Phoebe on the carousel in Central Park and watches her enjoy the ride, cherishing the moment and wanting to protect her from the harsh realities of the world.
One example of humor in "The Catcher in the Rye" is when Holden pretends to be a deaf-mute to avoid a conversation with someone he doesn't want to engage with. This situation adds a touch of absurdity to the story and highlights Holden's quirky personality.
It interests him. Also he is using the window as a viewing screen for adulthood.
He said he had recently gotten an operation on his "clavichord" and he was exhausted
Holden decides to hitch-hike out West, and wants to say goodbye to Phoebe and give her back her Christmas money. Phoebe brings along a suitcase to go with Holden, which drives home to him the stupidity of the whole idea.
Morally he doesnt wanna pay $5 if that wasn't the deal
Phoebe Caulfield is Holden's little sister. She is around the age of ten and on the brink of corruption, about to become a phony. Holden is constantly trying to immortalize her purity and innocence, but is always reminded of the fact that she is slowly growing up; ex: Holden buys a record entitled "Little Shirley Beans" for Phoebe, but the record breaks. Another way in which Phoebe is slowly becoming a phony and betraying Holden is by her role as Benedict Arnold in her school's play.Jane Gallagher is Holden's childhood friend that he may or may not have had romantic feelings for. Holden notes that she had dealt with hardships within her family, causing her to be very guarded; Ex: In checkers, Jane always kept her kings on the back row instead of moving them. Holden gets in a fight with his roommate at Pencey Prep, Stradlater, because he refuses to give Holden information about his date with Jane."Sunny" The Prostitute is the very young girl that Holden is provided with by Maurice, Sunny's pimp. Instead of doing "proper" business with Sunny, Holden insists that the two just talk. Sunny's green dress is very symbolic in the sense that the dress is hiding her true identity from the world; The dress gives her a youthful and innocent appearance while her true motives on the inside are quite the opposite.Sally Hayes is a girl that Holden is know to have been dating for a long time, even though he views her as the epitome of a phony. Holden takes her out to see a show at Radio City and the two go ice skating, where he proposes that they run away together.
Holden does not give us any of the poems from Allie's glove, he only tells us of the existence of the glove covered with poems.