Catcher in the rye Q A chpts 13 28

QUESTIONS FOR THE CATCHER IN THE RYE CHAPTERS 13 & 14 1. Show two ways in which the incident with Maurice and the prostitute demonstrate the theme of man’s inhumanity to man (an aspect of the world of experience). One incident (which involves the prostitute) is when Holden didn’t want to have sex with her but instead wanted to chat, she responded by saying, “What the heck ya wanna talk about?” This just shows that talking isn’…

…Holden realize that he might have been mad at the world, but seeing Phoebe in this state of innocence made him realize that all things come to an end and that he can’t stay mad at the world forever. I think that the world can be seen as an innocent child. If you corrupt it then you end up living a nightmare. You must live with all the problems and consequences of this corruption.