The Catcher in the Rye 7-12

So, I thought I would take part of Wednesday to read The Catcher. The thing is, I kind of got annoyed by the end of it. He doesn't accomplish anything, he just wanders a lot. Does anyone really care that he leaves early? His roommate is mad, Ackley is annoyed with him, and the guy with the typewriter is mad, and so no one really cares he's leaving, which was kind of sad. He doesn't say goodbye, or feel sad, but it was really nice to get him out of there. It was unbearable for him to sit there all the time, so it was time he got away. Unfortunately, he doesn't do much afterwards, either. It's not that I didn't enjoy reading it, it's just frustrating because it feels like the same thing happens: he goes somewhere, talks to someone and ends up sad and goes somewhere else.

I really liked when he kept asking about the ducks, and the argument about the fish in the pond with the taxi guy, when he talks about Phoebe and I liked the chapter devoted to Jane. I think Jane is the kind of person who would make you feel really good about yourself without you knowing it. He talks about how he taught her how to golf, and he always seemed comfortable with her, she made him feel good about himself, but she still had her own life. He never is mad at Jane for dating Stradlater, he's mad at Stradlater for dating Jane. It kind of makes you wonder what Holden is really like. He's surrounded by people he hates, going to a school which he hates, so what would he be like if he was actually happy? Say if Jane were to pop out, would he be any different? Does he act the way he does because he's unhappy and not because he's crazy? I'm still convinced he's not crazy.

What else, Bernice was a little weird. How could she be dancing and so spaced out? Of course, I know a few Bernices, always spaced out, or not paying any attention. Which reminds me, I really hate it when someone is trying to talk to you and you have absolutely no idea what they're saying. And it's horrible because everything they say you have to ask them to repeat four times and when you're on the other end, it's terribly annoying to repeat something multiple times. Does anyone else have this problem? Maybe I'm just going deaf...

Anyway, that's pretty much all I have to say about The Catcher in the Rye. It was interesting to read, but the overall story during this part was a bit dull. So where will Holden go next?