Friday, November 7, 2008

Summary of Chapter 7 and 8

Chapter 7:

 

After fighting with Stradlater, Holden goes to Ackley's room and annoys him and talks to him because he felt lonely and he wanted someone to talk to. After talking with Ackley, Holden just decides to go to New York and go into a hotel because he felt lonely in Pencey and he didn’t feel like staying in Pencey. So, Holden just shouts "Sleep tight, ya morons" and walks out of Pencey. The reason he doesn't go back in his home is because his parents doesn't know he was kicked out of school.

 

Chapter 8:

 

Holden thought it wasn't a good time to take a cab so he just walks to the train station to go to his destination. He gets on the train and though the train was pretty much empty, some woman sits next to him. The woman recognizes that Holden goes to Pencey and Holden figures out that it is the mother of Ernest Morrow. He lies to her saying that his name is Rudolf Schmidt and lies about Ernest how he is doing in school and last of all lies that he has a tumor in his brain so he is on his way for the operation. Then Morrow's mother gets off the train saying good luck on the operation.

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