CITR 17

SUMMARY

• Holden got there early and watched all the girls, commenting on their legs
• Thinking about all the horrible guys they will marry
• Roomed with Harris Macklin. Was a huge bore but was a terrific whistler
• Bores aren't all that bad. Could be all of them are great whistlers
• "Old" Sally looked terrific

SUMMARY

• Sally was happy when she learned what performance they were going to go see
• They were kissing in the cab. Lots of history with them
• Holden doesn't get into plays because they aren't real enough
• The actors were showing off
• At the intermission the phony peopler were all smoking cigarettes

SUMMARY

• Guy named George knows Sally. They talk like they knew each other for 20 years. George is from an ivy league school
• Holden was getting angry at Sally for talking to George the whole time
• Sally had a great idea to go ice skating. Wanted to show off her butt
• Holden hates school and New York and taxis and phony people
• Had a great ides to run away with Sally and start a new life together

SUMMARY

• Called Sally a royal pain in the ass and made her cry
• Left her alone and walked out. Fed up with her

QUOTES/VOCAB

• "If you do something too good, then, after a while, if you don't watch it, you start showing off" (126).
• "You give me a royal pain in the ass, if you want to know the truth" (133).
• Blasé: unimpressed