Where Does Holden Go After His Fight With Stradlater?

Where does Holden go after his fight with Stradlater? Holden goes

to Ackley’s room

after his fight with Stradlater. Holden keeps thinking that Stradlater had sex with Jane during their date and whether she was able to resist the advances of Stradlater.

Where does Holden then decide to go?

Where does Holden then decide to go? Holden decides to go to

NY

and stay in a hotel until Wednesday (so he can avoid parents and Pencey).

Why does Holden go to Ackley’s room after the fight?

After the fight, Holden decides to go into Ackley’s room

because he had certainly heard the fight and was awake

. Holden also wanted to see what Ackley was doing given that Ackley had very bad “personal habits”.

Where does Holden go after Ackley’s room?

Holden decides to spend the night in Ackley’s room, can’t sleep, thinks of visiting Mal Brossard but changes his mind, and decides to “

get the hell out of Pencey

,” instead of waiting until Wednesday to leave.

What is Holden’s first action after the fight?

What dirty trick did Mr Spencer pull on Holden?

Spencer pulls the ultimate dirty trick on Holden.

He pulls out Holden’s latest essay on the Egyptians and reads its aloud, right down to Holden’s self-degrading note

: “I know this is junk, so it’s OK if you flunk me, don’t worry about it” (Ch. 2).

Why was Holden crying when he left?

Holden cries because

the seriousness of his school situation, his frustrating life

, and his feelings of depression and loneliness all crash down on him at once.

What does Holden call Spencer?

What did Spencer do that particularly annoyed Holden? Holden was annoyed by how Spencer always yelled and by how he read his essay and called

it garbage

. … Holden means that even though his grammar and reading skills aren’t very good, he still reads a lot of books.

What does Mr Spencer want to speak with Holden about?

Mr. Spencer speaks frankly with Holden about

his poor academic performance

. Holden takes Mr. Spencer’s speech in stride, but internally he rails against his teacher’s insistence that “Life is a game” and that he must learn to follow the rules.

Why does Holden lie to Mr Spencer?

He most often lies, therefore,

to protect other people emotionally, and then to protect himself emotionally

. For instance, as the novel opens, he has been asked to leave Pencey because he is failing too many classes. His history teacher, Mr. Spencer, sends him a note asking him to come say goodbye.

What did Holden do the night Allie died?

Holden clearly still feels Allie’s loss strongly. He gives a brief description of Allie, mentioning his bright red hair. He also recounts that the night Allie died, he

slept in the garage

and broke all the windows with his bare hands.

Why is Stradlater nervous after hitting Holden?

why is Stradlater nervous after hitting Holden?

Stradlater fears that he may have seriously injured Holden

.

Why did Holden leave Elkton Hills?

Holden leaves Elkton Hills mainly

because of the phonies he sees on the prep school campus

. He describes them as “coming through the windows” because there are so many. It really is an excuse to “quit” because he was about to be kicked out of Elkton Hills because of his grades.

How old is Holden when Allie died?

Allie died of leukemia at the Caulfields’ summer home in Maine on July 18, 1946. He was 11 years old; Holden was

13

.

How did Holden react to Allie’s death?

Holden probably never got any help with dealing with his feelings over Allie’s death. He almost glorifies Allie now. Holden’s reaction to his death, shows us that Holden reacts to tragedy,

by harming himself

. He probably does this, because it is easier to deal with physical pain than to deal with emotional pain.

What triggers Holden’s crying in Phoebe’s room?

After the mother leaves, Phoebe loans Holden her Christmas money

, which makes Holden cry. He gives her his treasured red hunting cap and exits down the building’s back stairs.