In chapters 13-14, I was kind of left speechless after what happened to Holden. I mean, first he hires a prostitute from a pimp in an elevator and then ends up paying 5 bucks to talk to the prostitute. Then, he gets beat up by the pimp for not paying him more money and pretends he is shot? I don't know, it just seems like only Holden Caulfield could get in a situation like that. If I was in his position I would have flagged the pimp in the elevator from the start. I mean, what kind of pimp works out of an elevator? Only a shady one would do that. Then, if I somehow got in the situation of having a pimp and a prostitute come to my room demanding money, I would probably give them the money. If I'm not mistaken, Holden is pretty rich already as he is staying in a hotel multiple nights and he still has money for a cab and going out to bars/parties. What's another 5 bucks to me anyway, I would just hand them the bill and tell them to go somewhere else. But I guess that's what makes me and Holden different. Also the fact that Holden can get depressed enough to buy a prostitute. I'm pretty sure that I will never get that depressed, but if I do, it will be a sad day indeed.
Anyway, back to the point. I started out in this book liking Holden a lot because he seemed like a pretty cool guy. But, you think you know someone and they do something crazy. Don't get me wrong, I still like Holden because I could see that he was really depressed, something that I hope to never feel. The depression was what drove him to take such drastic measures, not himself, so I guess it's not entirely his fault, but let's just say I'm starting to walk toward the base of a fence that I may climb up when it comes to Holden.
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