Catcher in the Rye Chapter 11

1. The Catcher in the RyeThe Catcher in the Rye

2. Chapter 11Chapter 11

3. Holden leaves the club and sits in the Holden leaves the club and sits in the
deserted lobby thinking about Jane and deserted lobby thinking about Jane and
Stradlater. Stradlater.
He is still concerned about what might He is still concerned about what might
have happened between them. have happened between them.
He remembers how he met Jane and He remembers how he met Jane and
thinks about why he likes her so much.thinks about why he likes her so much.

4. ““The way I met her, this Doberman The way I met her, this Doberman
pinscher she had used to come over and pinscher she had used to come over and
relieve himself on our lawn, and my relieve himself on our lawn, and my
mother got very irritated about it.” mother got very irritated about it.”
““She called up Jane's mother and made a She called up Jane's mother and made a
big stink about it.” big stink about it.”
““My mother can make a very big stink My mother can make a very big stink
about that kind of stuff.” about that kind of stuff.”

5. ““Then what happened, a couple of days Then what happened, a couple of days
later I saw Jane laying on her stomach later I saw Jane laying on her stomach
next to the swimming pool, at the club, next to the swimming pool, at the club,
and I said hello to her.” and I said hello to her.”
““I knew she lived in the house next to I knew she lived in the house next to
ours, but I'd never conversed with her ours, but I'd never conversed with her
before or anything.”before or anything.”

6. ““She gave me the big freeze when I said She gave me the big freeze when I said
hello that day, though. I had a helluva hello that day, though. I had a helluva
time convincing her that I didn't give a time convincing her that I didn't give a
good goddam where her dog relieved good goddam where her dog relieved
himself.” himself.”
““He could do it in the living room, for all I He could do it in the living room, for all I
cared.”cared.”

7. ““Anyway, after that, Jane and I got to be Anyway, after that, Jane and I got to be
friends and all.” friends and all.”
““I played golf with her that same I played golf with her that same
afternoon.”afternoon.”

8. ““I remember this one afternoon. It was I remember this one afternoon. It was
the only time old Jane and I ever got close the only time old Jane and I ever got close
to necking, even.” to necking, even.”
““It was a Saturday and it was raining like a It was a Saturday and it was raining like a
bastard out, and I was over at her house, bastard out, and I was over at her house,
on the porch--they had this big screened-on the porch--they had this big screened-
in porch.” in porch.”

9. ““We were playing checkers.”We were playing checkers.”
““All of a sudden this booze hound her All of a sudden this booze hound her
mother was married to came out on the mother was married to came out on the
porch and asked Jane if there were any porch and asked Jane if there were any
cigarettes in the house.”cigarettes in the house.”

10. ““Jane wouldn't answer him when he asked Jane wouldn't answer him when he asked
her if she knew where there was any her if she knew where there was any
cigarettes.” cigarettes.”
““So the guy asked her again, but she still So the guy asked her again, but she still
wouldn't answer him. She didn't even look wouldn't answer him. She didn't even look
up from the game.”up from the game.”

11. ““Then all of a sudden, this tear plopped Then all of a sudden, this tear plopped
down on the checkerboard. On one of the down on the checkerboard. On one of the
red squares--boy, I can still see it.” red squares--boy, I can still see it.”
““She just rubbed it into the board with her She just rubbed it into the board with her
finger. I don't know why, but it bothered finger. I don't know why, but it bothered
hell out of me.” hell out of me.”

12. ““So what I did was, I went over and made So what I did was, I went over and made
her move over on the glider so that I her move over on the glider so that I
could sit down next to her.” could sit down next to her.”
““Then she really started to cry, and the Then she really started to cry, and the
next thing I knew, I was kissing her all next thing I knew, I was kissing her all
over--anywhere--her eyes, her nose, her over--anywhere--her eyes, her nose, her
forehead, her eyebrows and all, her ears--forehead, her eyebrows and all, her ears--
her whole face except her mouth and all.” her whole face except her mouth and all.”
““She sort of wouldn't let me get to her She sort of wouldn't let me get to her
mouth.”mouth.”
““Anyway, it was the closest we ever got to Anyway, it was the closest we ever got to
necking.”necking.”

13. ““I never did find out what the hell was the I never did find out what the hell was the
matter. Some girls you practically never matter. Some girls you practically never
find out what's the matter.”find out what's the matter.”

14. ““There was hardly anybody in the lobby There was hardly anybody in the lobby
any more. Even all the whory-looking any more. Even all the whory-looking
blondes weren't around any more, and all blondes weren't around any more, and all
of a sudden I felt like getting the hell out of a sudden I felt like getting the hell out
of the place.” of the place.”
““It was too depressing.” It was too depressing.”
““And I wasn't tired or anything.” And I wasn't tired or anything.”

15. ““So I went up to my room and put on my So I went up to my room and put on my
coat.” coat.”
““I also took a look out the window to see I also took a look out the window to see
if all the perverts were still in action, but if all the perverts were still in action, but
the lights and all were out now.” the lights and all were out now.”
““I went down in the elevator again and I went down in the elevator again and
got a cab and told the driver to take me got a cab and told the driver to take me
down to Ernie's.” down to Ernie's.”

16. ““Ernie's is this night club in Greenwich Ernie's is this night club in Greenwich
Village that my brother D.B. used to go to Village that my brother D.B. used to go to
quite frequently before he went out to quite frequently before he went out to
Hollywood and prostituted himself.” Hollywood and prostituted himself.”
““He used to take me with him once in a He used to take me with him once in a
while.” while.”

17. Ernie's a big fat colored guy that plays the Ernie's a big fat colored guy that plays the
piano. piano.
He's a terrific snob and he won't hardly He's a terrific snob and he won't hardly
even talk to you unless you're a big shot even talk to you unless you're a big shot
or a celebrity or something, but he can or a celebrity or something, but he can
really play the piano. really play the piano.

18. He's so good he's almost corny, in fact. I He's so good he's almost corny, in fact. I
don't exactly know what I mean by that, don't exactly know what I mean by that,
but I mean it. but I mean it.
I certainly like to hear him play, but I certainly like to hear him play, but
sometimes you feel like turning his sometimes you feel like turning his
goddam piano over. goddam piano over.
I think it's because sometimes when he I think it's because sometimes when he
plays, he sounds like the kind of guy that plays, he sounds like the kind of guy that
won't talk to you unless you're a big shot. won't talk to you unless you're a big shot.

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