A Letter from Holden from Catcher in the Rye :: Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger Essays

A Letter from Holden from Catcher in the RyeDear Holden,Hi mate, whats gone wrong with you? I cant mean this has happenedto you. You were fine when I left, after Allie dying and all. You knowwhen I last saw you I was with Rachel (The English Actress). Well Iproposed to her and she said yes. I am organising our honeymoon andthe wedding so I am a bit tied up at the moment. So that is why I am report a letter and not coming down to see you in person. In yourprevious letter, on a few occasions, you seemed to talk as if you werea different person. I wanna bump you some advice. It will be easier ifI tell you how I would present acted, or how you should live acted, justto help you.I remember you told me about that guy, Stradlater, and he was going ona date with Jane. He asked you to do an essay for him. I wouldnt havedone it for him you have got your own life, try living it brother.Why didnt you tell him you didnt want to do it for him? If he was analright guy he would have stayed at th e school and written it himself.He was walking all over you and he only did it because you did nothave anything better to do, because you were getting kicked out ofPencey in a few days.The thing with you is that you just cant help yourself. Stradlaterstarted talking for ages about Jane Gallagher and his date with herand you were stunned by this information. So when you stopped talkinghe just asked you. Will you do it for me then? and you gave in tohim. It didnt take any persuasion. Nothing.Later on in your letter, you talked about meeting this pimp, Maurice,in a lift. He asked you if you wanted to have some fun that night.Why? Why did you say yes? You dont have to have a prostitute to havea good time. They are for sick, old perverts, not a sixteen-year-old,Holden. When the girl turned up, you should have just given her themoney and made her leave. You didnt up to now have to talk to her. She hadher own life and she either wanted to have sex or go back to sleep.When that pimp came b ack because you didnt give the girl enough moneyyou should have just given the money to him. In your description hesounded huge, so I would have given him it.