Monday, July 11, 2011

The Homestretch, Part 1

Because there was little to talk about between the last chapter I referred to and now, next up is Chapters 24-26  (done in three parts, in honor of last-ditch attempts to make things longer than they should everywhere).
24 is Holden with one of his old teachers. There's really not a lot to talk about with this, either, come to think. Mr. Antolini tells Holden something anyone would want to tell him. That is to say, he tells him to get his act together else nothing good will happen. After a long, awkward discussion, Holden goes to bed and is eventually woken up by Antolini stroking his head.
Now, stroking someone's head isn't exactly creepy, nor is it necessarily sexual. However, Holden reacts to this as if he had been molested (because I skimmed over part of it, that's actually what I assumed happened at first). He goes on to swiftly (and somewhat angrily) leave the apartment.

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