Thursday, December 17, 2009

And the Thruth is Revealed =x !

Summary:
Holden finally decided to visit Phoebe to talk to her and see what is going on in her life. Phoebe, his little sister started talking with him since they did not talk for a while. Since Holden really confides in Phoebe he told her that he got kicked out of school because of his failing grades. Phoebe then was really disappointed and started talking to Holden about what he plans to do with his life and Holden just kept evading her since he knew he had no clue on what to do with his future. Then Holden tells her that he's planning on leaving New York, he does not want to be with his family and he just decides that the best thing to do is leave. Then he calls Mr. Antolini, his favorite teacher and he lets him spend the night at his house. Afterwards, he went to Mr. Antolini's house and then when he left he went to the Grand Central Station then the next day he planned to meet up with Phoebe. When she saw him she had a suitcase and wanted to go with Holden but he refused then he just decided to take her to the zoo and in the end he just decided to go home with Phoebe. In the end result, Holden goes home and the story ends with the reader not truly knowing what will truly happen with Holden's future.

Quote:
"It's 'If a body meet a body coming through the rye'!" Old phoebe said. "It's a poem by Robert Burns" (Salinger 224).

Response:
This quote shows the significance to the story as a whole. First of all, this basically shows where the title was derived from and how it captures the book as a whole. Holden tried to say this quote and then Phoebe corrected him and he basically meant that he wanted to save children before they fall the same way Holden fell.

1 comment:

  1. why did Holden fall?

    How does Holden change his philosophy at the end of the book?

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