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Holden's View Of Women

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In Catcher in the Rye, Salinger describes the conflicts and contrasts in Holden’s view of women by Holden’s interactions with Sunny and girls his age to help the reader understand how Holden views women. The first way Salinger explains Holden’s views is when he is describing his dates with girls his age. He says, “She keeps telling you to stop. The trouble with me is, I stop. Most guys don’t. I can’t help it.” What Holden needs to realize that his ‘trouble’ isn’t a problem but a blessing. He talks about how most guys do not stop when their dates do not want to have sex but in Holden’s case he does stop because of all the respect for women’s space he has on the inside. This internal respect comes back when he is with Sunny. When Sunny gets to

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