Ernie is a New York musician who has his own club, which Holden stops at for a bit. Holden describes Ernie as "this big, fat colored guy who plays the piano", but mostly talks about all the "phonies" who flock to see him.
he's lonely
The 39 step
Catcher In The Rye by J. D. Salinger
The rye is a field!
Catcher In The Rye is narrated by the main character, Holden Caulfield.
he's lonely
The 39 step
Nothing. The Catcher in the Rye is a novel, not a polemic.
Horwitz is a cab driver in "The Catcher in the Rye" who drives Holden Caulfield to Ernie's nightclub. He appears in the novel for a short amount of time, but his conversation with Holden sheds light on Holden's state of mind and his feelings of alienation and disconnection with the world around him.
Catcher In The Rye by J. D. Salinger
The rye is a field!
The Catcher in the Rye was created on 1951-07-16.
Laverne is a cab driver mentioned in J.D. Salinger's novel "The Catcher in the Rye." She is a minor character who drives Holden Caulfield to Ernie's nightclub. Despite her brief appearance, Laverne helps highlight Holden's feelings of alienation and disconnection from the adult world.
Catcher In The Rye is narrated by the main character, Holden Caulfield.
"The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger has 26 chapters.
In Chapter 11 of "The Catcher in the Rye," Ernie the piano player performs at a night club in a showy and self-indulgent way, which seems inauthentic to Holden. Holden believes Ernie is putting on a false front to impress others, which reinforces Holden's cynical view of people being phony.
There is none, really- Holden Caulfield wants to be.