The Cather in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger Holden, "Relationships, Intimacy, and Sexuality"

Relationships, Intimacy, & Sexuality I think that Holden is very afraid of sex and that maybe he doesn't even like girls. Perhaps he just pretends to like girls so that no one makes fun of him. I have many reasons as to why I think this. For example, Sunny, the prostitute, says, "Let's go, hey." Holden responds, "Don't you feel like talking for a while?"(p.95). Holden gets a prostitute and he pays for her …

…son. When Holden is interacting with people he is almost always nice no matter how much he dislikes them. When Holden is thinking about people or having a memory of someone it is almost always that he hates them. For example, with Sally, he is always nice to her except that one time when he yelled at her. But when he is thinking of her, he says he hates her and that she annoys him.