Holden's Point of View August 18, pages 36-52 RR3

The way that Salinger develops the characters is interesting because it is all from Holden’s point of view. When I new person comes up in the story, Holden usually explains what he doesn’t like about them first. It is hard to tell how Holden really feels about things because he will say one thing and then do the opposite. Even though he says that he is annoyed by Ackley, Holden invites him to go out with him and another one of his friends. Also, Holden seemed that he was annoyed when Stradlater asked him to write and English paper for him, then did it anyway. Jane Gallagher is a touchy subject for Holden. When he finds out that Stradlater is going out on a date with her he begins to get jealous. Holden and Jane were really only close friends, but he still got mad at Stradlater. He even said that Jane wasn’t all that attractive, and gave no reason that he was that interested in her. Holden mostly felt sorry for her and her situation with her stepfather. He seems to feel sorry for a lot of people.