The Catcher in the RyeThe Catcher in the Rye

Chapter 7Chapter 7

►Holden retreats to Holden retreats to Ackley’s room and asks if Ackley’s room and asks if he can spend the night in he can spend the night in his room. “Listen, what the his room. “Listen, what the hell was the fight about?"hell was the fight about?"

► I didn't answer him. All I I didn't answer him. All I did was, I got up and went did was, I got up and went over and looked out the over and looked out the window. I felt so window. I felt so lonesome, all of a sudden. lonesome, all of a sudden. I almost wished I was I almost wished I was dead.dead.

►"What the hell was the fight about, "What the hell was the fight about, anyhow?" Ackley said, for about the fiftieth anyhow?" Ackley said, for about the fiftieth time. He certainly was a bore about that.time. He certainly was a bore about that.

►"About you," I said."About you," I said.►"About me, for Chrissake?""About me, for Chrissake?"►"Yeah. I was defending your goddam honor. "Yeah. I was defending your goddam honor.

Stradlater said you had a lousy personality. Stradlater said you had a lousy personality. I couldn't let him get away with that stuff."I couldn't let him get away with that stuff."

►That got him excited. "He did? No kidding? That got him excited. "He did? No kidding? He did?"He did?"

► I told him I was only kidding, and then I I told him I was only kidding, and then I went over and laid down on Ely's bed. Boy, went over and laid down on Ely's bed. Boy, did I feel rotten. I felt so damn lonesome.did I feel rotten. I felt so damn lonesome.

LeavingLeaving►Holden persists, wanting Holden persists, wanting

to talk; this time Ackley to talk; this time Ackley ignores him, so Holden ignores him, so Holden finally leaves.finally leaves.

►Feeling isolated and Feeling isolated and alone, he makes up his alone, he makes up his mind he will leave Pencey mind he will leave Pencey Prep immediately and go Prep immediately and go to New York, without to New York, without telling anyone. telling anyone.

►All of a sudden, I decided what I'd really All of a sudden, I decided what I'd really do, I'd get the hell out of Pencey--right do, I'd get the hell out of Pencey--right that same night and all. I mean not wait that same night and all. I mean not wait till Wednesday or anything. till Wednesday or anything.

► I just didn't want to hang around any I just didn't want to hang around any more. It made me too sad and lonesome. more. It made me too sad and lonesome.

►So what I decided to do, I decided I'd So what I decided to do, I decided I'd take a room in a hotel in New York--some take a room in a hotel in New York--some very inexpensive hotel and all--and just very inexpensive hotel and all--and just take it easy till Wednesday.take it easy till Wednesday.

►Then, on Wednesday, I'd go home all Then, on Wednesday, I'd go home all rested up and feeling swell. rested up and feeling swell.

► I figured my parents probably wouldn't I figured my parents probably wouldn't get old Thurmer's letter saying I'd been get old Thurmer's letter saying I'd been given the ax till maybe Tuesday or given the ax till maybe Tuesday or Wednesday. Wednesday.

► I didn't want to go home or anything till I didn't want to go home or anything till they got it and thoroughly digested it they got it and thoroughly digested it and all. and all.

► I didn't want to be around when they I didn't want to be around when they first got it. My mother gets very first got it. My mother gets very hysterical. She's not too bad after she hysterical. She's not too bad after she gets something thoroughly digested, gets something thoroughly digested, though. though.

►Besides, I sort of needed a little Besides, I sort of needed a little vacation. My nerves were shot. They vacation. My nerves were shot. They really were.really were.

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