I think that a main extract in chapter 17 that relates to the theme escape is on Page 142&143.
It starts with ''Look,' I said.' and finishes with 'Will you do it with me? Please!'
I think that this extract is really important because to me the word escape means actually physically getting away from something or someone and in this extract that is what Holden is talking about. Holden is talking about wanting to leave to go somewhere else with Sally and he comes up with this idea to run away for a few weeks. Once Holden has explained to Sallyhis idea, he decides that he does not only want to run away for a few weeks but run away forever. In this extract he mentions marriage but this is a huge difference in comparison to Holden not being able to make a commitment to school but he wants to commit to marrying somebody. This is as if Holden would like to completely escape from his entire life in New York and sort of make a whole new start alongside Sally. I think that this whole time Holden has been wanting to escape but he did not dare to go because maybe he did not want to go alone but now that he has met up with his old friend and now he feels it would be an appropriate time to leave. Holdens says 'I have 180 bucks in the bank' and I think that Salinger purposefully makes Holden say this so that it seems more believable and so that it puts it into our mind that he might actually try his hardest to leave. I think that this extract has meant that Holden really does want to leave and it is as if he has spent time planning out his escape but he does not have the guts to be able to do it.
Monday, 8 October 2012
Chapter 15 - Escape Extract
On Page 114 Holden talks about Sally Hayes and to me this is a form of escape to the past.
The extract starts with 'What I did do, I gave old Sally Hayes a buzz.' to 'It hasn't gpt a goddam thing to do with it, but i keep thinking it anyway.'
Here I think that Holden is trying to escape to his memories from the past. He knows a lot about this girl Sally and maybe he feels as though is he gets in contact with her then it will be like being in the past again. I think that Sally reminds Holden of Jane as he has a lot of memories of her and he knows that it makes it him happy. In this extract Holden talks about 'necking on' with Sally a lot of the time and maybe this is because he has not had any female interaction in New York so maybe he is trying to escape to memories of it to make it feel more real.
The extract starts with 'What I did do, I gave old Sally Hayes a buzz.' to 'It hasn't gpt a goddam thing to do with it, but i keep thinking it anyway.'
Here I think that Holden is trying to escape to his memories from the past. He knows a lot about this girl Sally and maybe he feels as though is he gets in contact with her then it will be like being in the past again. I think that Sally reminds Holden of Jane as he has a lot of memories of her and he knows that it makes it him happy. In this extract Holden talks about 'necking on' with Sally a lot of the time and maybe this is because he has not had any female interaction in New York so maybe he is trying to escape to memories of it to make it feel more real.
Chapter 14 - Escape Extract
On Page 107 I think that there is an extract that is linked to the theme 'Escape'.
It starts with 'Finally, though, I got undressed and got in bed.' to page 109 where it says 'They sound so phony when they talk'.
In this extract Holden is thinking about religion. He mentions wanting to pray but he does not feel as though he would be allowed to as he doesn't do it all the time he just wants to do it when things are not going his way. Maybe this is trying to show that Holden would like to be able to escape to religion but he is unable to because he does not believe in things that are in the bible. It also mentions that Holden was taught about the Bible in school by a minister and maybe Holden is trying to escape to his thoughts about being back at school because he realised that it was not actually that bad and he would rather be there than in New York now.
Another little extract in this chapter is when Holden is talking about smoking. Holden is trying to do some praying but his mind keeps wondering onto his thoughts of Sally so he decides to have a cigarette. This extract starts on page 109 with 'Anyway, when I was in bed, I couldn't pray worth a damn.' to 'I'm physic.'
To me it is as if Holden escapes to the pleasure of having a cigarette whenever times are hard or when he just feels as though he needs to fit in more. Maybe Holden feels as though he can be happy if he smokes as cigarette so it is as if he is escaping to a place that to him is happy.
It starts with 'Finally, though, I got undressed and got in bed.' to page 109 where it says 'They sound so phony when they talk'.
In this extract Holden is thinking about religion. He mentions wanting to pray but he does not feel as though he would be allowed to as he doesn't do it all the time he just wants to do it when things are not going his way. Maybe this is trying to show that Holden would like to be able to escape to religion but he is unable to because he does not believe in things that are in the bible. It also mentions that Holden was taught about the Bible in school by a minister and maybe Holden is trying to escape to his thoughts about being back at school because he realised that it was not actually that bad and he would rather be there than in New York now.
Another little extract in this chapter is when Holden is talking about smoking. Holden is trying to do some praying but his mind keeps wondering onto his thoughts of Sally so he decides to have a cigarette. This extract starts on page 109 with 'Anyway, when I was in bed, I couldn't pray worth a damn.' to 'I'm physic.'
To me it is as if Holden escapes to the pleasure of having a cigarette whenever times are hard or when he just feels as though he needs to fit in more. Maybe Holden feels as though he can be happy if he smokes as cigarette so it is as if he is escaping to a place that to him is happy.
Chapter 13 - Escape Extract
I think that on Page 103 there is a good extract that relates to 'Escape'.
It starts with 'Don't you feel like talking for a while?' and finishes with 'She wouldnt've told me anyway'.
I think that this extract relates well to escape because Holden is with a prostitute that he did actually ask for but when she arrives it is as if he does not want to be with her anymore and he is trying to escape away from sex. Holden basically tells this prostitue that he just wants to talk first and it is as if he is avoiding doing anything with her. Holden has a variety of opinions towards sex in some of the chapters as sometimes he wants to have sex but then in this chapter when he has the opportunity to he decides against it. In the extact Holden says that he was feeling 'so damn peculiar' and maybe this is just how Holden feels towards sex especially doing it with someone he does not know at all. Maybe by Holden wanting to talk to the prostitute instead of sex he is trying to indicate to her that he wants her to escape, as in get away, from him so that he does not have to get rid of her.
It starts with 'Don't you feel like talking for a while?' and finishes with 'She wouldnt've told me anyway'.
I think that this extract relates well to escape because Holden is with a prostitute that he did actually ask for but when she arrives it is as if he does not want to be with her anymore and he is trying to escape away from sex. Holden basically tells this prostitue that he just wants to talk first and it is as if he is avoiding doing anything with her. Holden has a variety of opinions towards sex in some of the chapters as sometimes he wants to have sex but then in this chapter when he has the opportunity to he decides against it. In the extact Holden says that he was feeling 'so damn peculiar' and maybe this is just how Holden feels towards sex especially doing it with someone he does not know at all. Maybe by Holden wanting to talk to the prostitute instead of sex he is trying to indicate to her that he wants her to escape, as in get away, from him so that he does not have to get rid of her.
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