Journal Entery

Date: September 25, 2007

Entery Number: 6

Page/Quote reflecting on: Pgs. 34, 42-45

I find it pretty crazy and absolutely disgusting that Stradlater could have done it with Jane Gallagher. I could easily see how it would bug Holden the whole night thinking about one of his childhood friends, who was his best friend growing up, being out late with a guy like Stradlater who turns out to be a pretty sexual guy. Once Stradlater comes back, at 10:30 which was an hour later than what Jane signed out for, Holden asks him, "What'd you do?...Give her the time in Ed Banky's...car?" Stradlater's reply to this was, "That's a professional secret, buddy." That made Holden really mad and he tried to punch Stradlater but missed and he ended up on the floor with Stradlater holding him down. I just find it really dirty for Stradlater to be doing anything like that. That type of interaction should only be done in the bonds of marriage. It's interesting how throughout the years, that is one part of society that hasn't changed. Immorality is what the youth of these days are seeing a lot more. It is everywhere. On TV, in magazines, movies, and just everywhere. We are told not to do those things and yet we see it everyday. The fact that we do see it everyday, everywhere is one of the factors that have changed since the 1950's. If I were in Holden's position, I would have done the same thing but I would have tried to aim better and get a good punch in.