Chapter 3
Holden claims that" he is the most terrific liar one could
ever meet". He admits that he lied to Spencer by telling him that he had to go
to the gym. At Pencey, Holden lives in the Ossenburger Memorial Wing of the new
dorms. Ossenburger, a wealthy undertaker, graduated from the school. Holden
returns to his room, where he puts on that red hunting hat. He thinks about the
books that he likes to read—he prefers Ring Lardner, but he is now reading
Dinesen’s Out of Africa. He is interrupted by Ackley, a pimply student who
lives next door. According to Holden, Ackley is a supremely irritating
classmate who constantly barges into the room, exhibits disgusting personal
habits and poor hygiene. Ackley does not seem to have many friends. Ackley
further aggravates Holden by cutting his fingernails on the floor, despite
Holden’s repeated requests that he stop. He refuses to take Holden’s hints that
he ought to leave. When Holden’s handsome and popular roommate, Stradlater,
enters, Ackley, who hates Stradlater, quickly returns to his own room.
Stradlater mentions that he has a date waiting for him but wants to shave.
Chapter 4
Since he has nothing else to do, Holden goes down to the
bathroom to chat with Stradlater as he shaves. Stradlater, in comparison to
Ackley, is a “secret” slob, who would always shave with a rusty razor that he
would never clean. Stradlater is a “Yearbook” kind of handsome guy. He asks
Holden to write a composition for him for English. Holden asks about the date
and learns that Stradlater is taking out a girl Holden knows, Jane Gallagher as
she lived next door to him several summers ago and they would play checkers
together. Stradlater barely listens as he fixes his hair with Holden’s gel.
Holden asks Stradlater not to tell Jane that he got kicked out. He then borrows
Holden’s hound’s-tooth jacket and leaves. Ackley returns, and Holden is
actually glad to see him, for he takes his mind off of Jane Gallagher.
Chapter 5
On Saturday nights at Pencey, the students are served steak.
Holden goes with Ackley and Mal Brossard into New York City to see a movie, but
since Ackley and Brossard had both seen that particular Cary Grant comedy, they
play pinball and get hamburgers instead, and heads back to Pencey. After the excursion
Ackley back to the holden’s room and concocting stories about a girl he claims
to have had sex with the summer before. Holden finally gets him to leave by
beginning to work on the English assignment for Stradlater. Stradlater had said
the composition was supposed to be a simple description of a room, a house, or
something similarly straightforward. he writes about a baseball glove that his
brother Allie used to copy poems onto in green ink.Several years before, Allie
died of leukemia. Though he was two years younger than Holden, Holden says that
Allie was the most intelligent member of his family. He also recounts that the
night Allie died, he slept in the garage and broke all the windows with his
bare hands. After he finishes the composition for Stradlater, he stares out the
window and listens to Ackley snore in the next room.
personal connection the related chapters
I don’t thing that I am bitter about life, as in a quote Mr.
Spencer says “life is a game, one to be played by the rules.” Because in life
we have laws made for us so we don’t act out ,or if we do so we lose the game,
also being judgmental , negative, about everything makes someone’s opinion
about life bitter for example Holden is a very judgmental and declares almost
everyone he knows as phony, which means fake. He describes a Pencey alumnus and
wealthy mortician, named Ossenburger, as phony when he gives a speech to the students.
I never gone completely crazy and out of control since I know myself ,but I
think sometimes to avoid situations that
are really annoying and irritating we need to shout or have to ignore it for
example Holden gets annoyed by Ackyle with his bad hobbits and, he tries to ignore
him. As Holden is describing Ackley, as He was...very tall
round-shouldered...he was about six-four, with lousy teeth...they always looked
mossy and awful. He damn near made you sick if you saw him...not only that, he
had a terrible personality. So from that we can actually see that he is awful
and hateful person. Holden’s personality is more revealing where he admits that
he is the most terrific liar, and untruthful. And I think that he lied just to
get out of the uncomfortable situation and he didn’t want any lecture from Mr.spancer
.
Questions and answers to related chapters
1. What does Holden mean when
he thinks that Stradlater “was a little bit like Ackley” ?
The comparison of Ackley and Stradlater, who on the surface
seem to be quite different, actually reveals that they are deep down the same
type of slobs that annoy Holden.
2. According to Holden, Ackley
and Stradlater are both slobs. In what way are they different as slobs?
Ackley is boorish, obnoxious
student at Pencey He is socially inept
and physically disgusting and his complexion is poor .Ackley is a guy who’s appearance
is slop .While Stradlater is Vain, self-centered, and arrogant is secretly a slob that always tries to appear
clean .
3. Of what significance is it
that Holden doesn’t want to throw a snowball at a car while he’s waiting
for Ackley?
The idea of throwing a snowball,
and the snowball smashing, signifies his inner emotions being let out. However,
he is not able to destroy the nice look of the fire hydrant and the car, just
as he is unable to destroy the nice facade of his life (He is a privileged rich
kid). Instead, he takes the snowball back inside and packs it in tighter, just
as he packs his emotions.
Media component
i hate everyone by get set go
This song portrays Holden’s hate for everyone
around him. And shows how he cannot stand all the people around him, because he
sees them all as phonies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y626eTivs60----------- link
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