Catcher in the Rye Chapter 6

1. The Catcher in the RyeThe Catcher in the Rye

2. Chapter 6Chapter 6

3. ►When Stradlater returns from his date with When Stradlater returns from his date with
Jane Gallagher, he is in a terrible mood. Jane Gallagher, he is in a terrible mood.
►He asks about the essay, and Holden gives He asks about the essay, and Holden gives
it to him. it to him.
►When he reads about Allie’s baseball mitt, When he reads about Allie’s baseball mitt,
Stradlater freaks out and tells Holden he Stradlater freaks out and tells Holden he
does not do anything right. does not do anything right.
The EssayThe Essay

4. ►All of a sudden, he said, "For All of a sudden, he said, "For
Chrissake, Holden. This is Chrissake, Holden. This is
about a goddam baseball about a goddam baseball
glove."glove."
►"So what?" I said. Cold as hell."So what?" I said. Cold as hell.
►"Wuddaya mean so what? I "Wuddaya mean so what? I
told ya it had to be about a told ya it had to be about a
goddam room or a house or goddam room or a house or
something."something."
►"You said it had to be "You said it had to be
descriptive. What the hell's the descriptive. What the hell's the
difference if it's about a difference if it's about a
baseball glove?"baseball glove?"

5. ►"God damn it." He was sore as hell. He was "God damn it." He was sore as hell. He was
really furious. "You always do everything really furious. "You always do everything
backasswards." He looked at me. "No backasswards." He looked at me. "No
wonder you're flunking the hell out of here," wonder you're flunking the hell out of here,"
he said. "You don't do one damn thing the he said. "You don't do one damn thing the
way you're supposed to. I mean it. Not one way you're supposed to. I mean it. Not one
damn thing."damn thing."
►Holden, who had been very pleased with Holden, who had been very pleased with
the composition, takes it from Stradlater the composition, takes it from Stradlater
and rips it up.and rips it up.

6. Stradlater’s DateStradlater’s Date
►"Did you go to New York?" I said."Did you go to New York?" I said.
►"Ya crazy? How the hell could we go to New "Ya crazy? How the hell could we go to New
York if she only signed out for nine-thirty?"York if she only signed out for nine-thirty?"
►"That's tough.""That's tough."
►"Did you give her my regards?" I asked him."Did you give her my regards?" I asked him.
►"Yeah.""Yeah."
►The hell he did, the bastard.The hell he did, the bastard.

7. ►"If you didn't go to New York, where'd ya go "If you didn't go to New York, where'd ya go
with her?" I asked him, after a little while. I with her?" I asked him, after a little while. I
could hardly keep my voice from shaking all could hardly keep my voice from shaking all
over the place. Boy, was I getting nervous. I over the place. Boy, was I getting nervous. I
just had a feeling something had gone funny.just had a feeling something had gone funny.
►"Nowhere. We just sat in the goddam car." He "Nowhere. We just sat in the goddam car." He
gave me another one of those playful stupid gave me another one of those playful stupid
little socks on the shoulder.little socks on the shoulder.
►"Cut it out," I said. "Whose car?""Cut it out," I said. "Whose car?"
►"Ed Banky's.""Ed Banky's."

8. The FightThe Fight
►This next part I don't remember so hot. All I This next part I don't remember so hot. All I
know is I got up from the bed, like I was know is I got up from the bed, like I was
going down to the can or something, and going down to the can or something, and
then I tried to sock him, with all my might, then I tried to sock him, with all my might,
right smack in the toothbrush, so it would right smack in the toothbrush, so it would
split his goddam throat open. split his goddam throat open.

9. ►Only, I missed. I didn't connect. All I did Only, I missed. I didn't connect. All I did
was sort of get him on the side of the head was sort of get him on the side of the head
or something. or something.
►It probably hurt him a little bit, but not as It probably hurt him a little bit, but not as
much as I wanted. much as I wanted.
►It probably would've hurt him a lot, but I It probably would've hurt him a lot, but I
did it with my right hand, and I can't make did it with my right hand, and I can't make
a good fist with that hand. On account of a good fist with that hand. On account of
that injury I told you about.that injury I told you about.

10. ►Anyway, the next thing I knew, I was on the Anyway, the next thing I knew, I was on the
goddam floor and he was sitting on my goddam floor and he was sitting on my
chest, with his face all red. chest, with his face all red.
►That is, he had his goddam knees on my That is, he had his goddam knees on my
chest, and he weighed about a ton. chest, and he weighed about a ton.
►He had hold of my wrists, too, so I couldn't He had hold of my wrists, too, so I couldn't
take another sock at him. take another sock at him.
►I'd've killed him.I'd've killed him.

11. MoronsMorons
►When Stradlater finally lets When Stradlater finally lets
Holden up, Holden calls him a Holden up, Holden calls him a
“stupid sonuvabitch of a moron.”“stupid sonuvabitch of a moron.”
►““That's just the trouble with all That's just the trouble with all
you morons. You never want to you morons. You never want to
discuss anything. discuss anything.
►That's the way you can always That's the way you can always
tell a moron. They never want to tell a moron. They never want to
discuss anything intellig—”discuss anything intellig—”

12. ►Then he really let one go at me, and the Then he really let one go at me, and the
next thing I knew I was on the goddam next thing I knew I was on the goddam
floor again. floor again.
►I don't remember if he knocked me out or I don't remember if he knocked me out or
not, but I don't think so. It's pretty hard to not, but I don't think so. It's pretty hard to
knock a guy out, except in the goddam knock a guy out, except in the goddam
movies. movies.
►But my nose was bleeding all over the But my nose was bleeding all over the
place.place.

13. ►I kept sitting there on the floor till I kept sitting there on the floor till
I heard old Stradlater close the I heard old Stradlater close the
door and go down the corridor to door and go down the corridor to
the can. the can.
►Then I got up. Then I got up.
►I couldn't find my goddam I couldn't find my goddam
hunting hat anywhere. Finally I hunting hat anywhere. Finally I
found it. It was under the bed. I found it. It was under the bed. I
put it on, and turned the old peak put it on, and turned the old peak
around to the back, the way I around to the back, the way I
liked it, and then I went over and liked it, and then I went over and
took a look at my stupid face in took a look at my stupid face in
the mirror. the mirror.

14. ►You never saw such gore in your life. You never saw such gore in your life.
►I had blood all over my mouth and chin I had blood all over my mouth and chin
and even on my pajamas and bath robe. and even on my pajamas and bath robe.
►It partly scared me and it partly It partly scared me and it partly
fascinated me. fascinated me.
►All that blood and all sort of made me All that blood and all sort of made me
look tough. look tough.
►I'd only been in about two fights in my I'd only been in about two fights in my
life, and I lost both of them. life, and I lost both of them.
►I'm not too tough. I'm not too tough.
►I'm a pacifist, if you want to know the I'm a pacifist, if you want to know the
truth.truth.

15. ►I had a feeling old Ackley'd probably heard I had a feeling old Ackley'd probably heard
all the racket and was awake. all the racket and was awake.
►So I went through the shower curtains into So I went through the shower curtains into
his room, just to see what the hell he was his room, just to see what the hell he was
doing. doing.
►I hardly ever went over to his room. I hardly ever went over to his room.
►It always had a funny stink in it, because he It always had a funny stink in it, because he
was so crumby in his personal habits.was so crumby in his personal habits.

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