Holden and Allie
While I was reading Catcher in the Rye, I was struck by the way Holden talked about Allie and Allie’s death. He often makes comments about Allie but he never really takes time to stop and process his feelings or talk to someone about it. Holden is usually pretty open with the reader about his feelings and what he is thinking. He gives us very honest opinions of anyone he is interacting with or even just sees walking on the street. He is always talking about how phony some people are and comments how much that depresses him. But Holden never seems to share his feelings when he’s talking about Allie. For example, after Holden’s whole catastrophe with Sunny the prostitute he starts thinking about Allie. He says, “What I did, I started talking, sort of out loud, to Allie. I do that sometimes when I get very depressed.” Holden explains that he and his friend Bobby were going to Lake Sedebego on their bikes and Allie overheard them and asked to c...