Sunday, May 10, 2009

Alas, poor Allie...

so the way I see it, Holden was basically driven by this mental image he had of Allie. He compares everybody around him to that memory and basically judges them. And since, in his mind, young Allie was all well, basically everybody else equals fail. (it's like looking at my grades compared to kyle's. It's just not fair.)
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  1. CassieMay 12, 2009 at 8:04 AM

    You have a point there. I really think that Allie is a huge influence on Holden's actions.

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  2. Aspiring NEETMay 12, 2009 at 12:20 PM

    It wouldn't be so far off to say that when Allie died, a bit of Holden died too. Certainly Allie's death triggered some of the angst Holden feels but I think there were other factors too. The classmate who committed suicide, the various prep school experiences he's had, maybe even his final interactions with Jane.

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