CITR+Ch+13

Taylor Wooley ch 13


 * Holden walks 41 blocks back to his hotel, on the grounds that sometimes, you just feel like walking.
 * It's cold, so he puts his hunting hat back on, noting that he doesn't care how he looks.
 * Even if he did know who stole his gloves, he wouldn't have had the guts to beat the guy up like he deserved.
 * Heading into yet another bar for yet another to drink, Holden assures us he has a great tolerance for alcohol. He puked once, but only because he wanted to..
 * He changes his mind, though, when he sees some smelly, drunk men coming out of the bar. Holden ends up back at the hotel.
 * As soon as he gets into the elevator, the elevator man asks him if he's up for a good time.
 * the elevator man wants to set him up with a woman. And by "set up," we mean he wants to pimp out a prostitute for five bucks.
 * Holden, who by the way has told the elevator man he is 22, says sure. When he gets back to his room, he changes his shirt and brushes his teeth.
 * now that the time has come, Holden informs us he's a virgin. Not that he hasn't had a few opportunities, it's just that he never got around to it., he figures that now is the chance to get in some practice.
 * Right on time, the girl shows up at his door. She's not bad-looking, and asks Holden if he's the guy that Maurice (the elevator man) is sending her to.
 * When Holden confirms, she takes off her coat and sits down on his bed in her green dress. She looks nervous, probably because she's about Holden's age.
 * Holden introduces himself as Jim Steele, and the prostitute, obviously not one for the chit-chat, takes her dress off.
 * This, of course, only makes Holden even more nervous.
 * He asks her for her name ( Sunny ) and then wants to know if they can just chat for a while.
 * She's all "whatever" and asks him to hang up her dress in the closet. This depresses Holden, since he can imagine her buying it in a store where no one knew that she was really a prostitute, like maybe he'd feel better if he'd stop imagining these depressing scenarios.
 * Sunny is a bad conversationalist and just wants to get the sex over with already.
 * Holden's not up for it, so he makes up a story about having had a recent operation
 * She does, however, think Holden is cute, much like a guy in the movies. So she sits in his lap.
 * When he doesn't immediately throw her down and go at it, she gets irritated. She demands the money, so Holden gives her the five dollars that Maurice said it would cost.
 * Sunny ups the price to ten, and then basically storms out the door when he refuses.

Ch.13 Notes by Jacob E. > > > > > > >
 * Holden walks all the way back to his hotel
 * Holden fantasizes about him confronting the thief that stole his gloves
 * In the elevator, the elevator operator, Maurice, tells him about getting a prostitute in his room for five dollars
 * Holden decides to do it
 * Waiting for the prostitute, Holden thinks about all these wild thoughts about women and men
 * Finally, Sunny arrives
 * Sunny starts to change into her dress but Holden wasn’t feeling it so he says that he would still pay her the five dollars
 * She argues that it was ten dollars, but Holden would only give her five and so she leaves with it

Chapter 13 notes by Ellen Park Holden feels bad for leaving Ernie's and decides to walk 41 blocks back to his hotel. He feels very cold and starts wishing that he had the gloves that someone stole from him at Pencey. He then goes off daydreaming about what would have happened if he were to decide to confront the person who stole his gloves. Then he gives himself an analysis and said that he would be too cowardly to confront the thief. When he reaches the hotel, he meets the elevator operator, Maurice. Maurice offers to get him a prostitute for five dollars and he accepts. When the prostitute comes up to his room, he realizes that she is very young and could be his age. He tries to talk to her instead of having sex, but she just starts trying to do her job. When it was time for her to leave, she asks for ten dollars, but Holden said that he only owed her five and sent her away with five dollars.

Chapter 13 notes by Kevin Kim
 * Feeling bad for leaving Ernie's, Holden walks 41 one blacks back to the hotel.
 * He wishes he had gloves, but they were stolen back at Pencey.
 * He imagines a scenario where he confronts the thief.
 * He admits that he is a coward at heart, and he is afraid of violence and confrontation.
 * He reaches the Edmont.
 * The elevator operator offers to hook him up with a prostitute for 5 dollars.
 * Holden accepts.
 * The prostitute named Sunny comes.
 * Holden realizes that she is his age.
 * Instead of having sex, Holden just wants to talk.
 * He pays her the five dollars and she leaves.

Chapter 13 By: Raivyn B

Feeling terrible for running from Ernie's, Holden walks forty-one blocks back to his hotel. He wishes he had his gloves, which were stolen at Pencey. He imagines finding the thief, but then decides he's too cowardly for direct confrontations.In the hotel, the elevator operator, Maurice, offers to send a prostitute to his room for five dollars. Holden accepts, but immediately regrets it. He's a virgin and thinks that he isn't passionate enough to get girls, but also says he feels sorry for girls because they are so dumb, which stops him from going all the way.A young prostitute, Sunny, arrives. Holden tries to talk to her, but she just undresses, sits on his lap, and talks dirty. Holden tells her he can't have sex because of a recent operation on his "clavichord."Holden pays Sunny five dollars, but she claims he owes her ten. He refuses to pay it. So she leaves angrily, making him more depressed.

Chapter 13 Notes: Clare D.:

Plot Summary:


 * Feeling upset with himself for leaving Ernie’s, Holden walks the entire 41 blocks back to the hotel
 * On the way he wishes he had his gloves and thinks about how they were stolen
 * He goes over what he would have done if he caught the unknown thief, but knows that he is too much of a coward to start an altercation, even though he want to
 * He takes the elevator up and the operator offers to send up a prostitute for $5
 * Feeling lonely and depressed Holden accepts, he also feels as though he was being pushed into it by Maurice
 * He anxiously waits for the girl, he thinks about how his cowardly attitude has kept him from ever being with a girl, but it won't tonight
 * A girl about his age, named Sunny arrives
 * As she undresses Holden becomes more and more flustered
 * He tries to have a conversation with her, but she, who obviously is uncomfortable with that tries to seduce him
 * He tells her he cannot have sex because he is getting an operation on his “clavichord”
 * He pays her $5 but she demands that it is $10, he refuses to pay her more so she leaves

ch 13 olivia follis
 * Holden walks back to the hotel instead of using a taxi because you have to start walking all of a sudden
 * It snowed, it is extremely cold outside
 * puts his earflaps down and complains about his stolen gloves again
 * He explains how he would have confronted the thief, and beat him up but he wouldnt have the guts to do it. it reflects his want to change things, but the lack of implementation
 * describes this attitude as being yellow
 * says he hates fist fights because he can not stand looking at the other persons face. he would rather chop their head off with an ax or push them out of a window
 * holden wants to get a drink at the bar but decides not to.
 * He arrives at the hotel and feels lousy and depressed he “almost wished that [he] was dead” (101)
 * goes in the elevator and is approached by the operator and asked if he is interested in getting a little tail
 * “five bucks a throw, fifteen bucks till noon” (102)
 * He is too depressed to think so he says yes in the chaos of the situation
 * Holden asks for a throw
 * He started to doll himself up and started to get nervous because he is a virgin
 * He goes on how something always goes wrong before he has the chance to do anything
 * When he gets close, they tell him to stop, and he does, not like the other guys
 * thinks that he can get in practice with the prostitute “in case [he] ever [gets] married” (104)
 * He wants to be as suave as this Monsieur Blanchard, a character from a book he once read
 * The prostitute had a polo coat on and no hat with dyed blonde hair
 * she was very nervous, but holden was getting more comfortable
 * she was around his age
 * she refuses holdens offer of a cigarette; she doesnt smoke
 * she had a tiny voice
 * she keeps asking if he has a watch, takes of her dress and Holden finds it weird
 * he keeps trying to stall asking her if she wants to talk a while before they do anything
 * shes wearing a green dress, Holden feels sad because he thinks of her buying it and no one knowing that shes a prostitute
 * shes from hollywood
 * Holden makes excuses like he is not feeling well so that they dont do anything, he promises to pay her
 * he feels more depressed than sexy
 * says he had surgery on his clavichord
 * He goes to pay her and she ups the price to 10 bucks
 * he only pays her 5 and she leaves

Chapter 13 Notes: Ryan McDonnell

Holden walks back to the hotel from the nightclub, and thinks about his gloves while walking. He imagines himself in a confrontation with the thief, who he does not know, and acknowledges that it would never happen, because he is a coward at heart, and afraid of violence and confrontation. When he reaches the hotel (the Edmont), he takes the elevator up to his room, on which, the elevator operator offers to send him a prostitute for five dollars. Holden accepts. While Holden waits in his room for the prostitute, he thinks about his cowardice (again), and how his lack of aggression has prevented him from ever having sex with a woman. Holden then states that he believes women want a man who asserts power and control, something he couldn't provide. The prostitute, Sunny, then arrives. She is a young girl, about Holden's age, who has a very high voice. He becomes flustered when she removes her dress, and then informs the prostitute that he is unwilling to have sex with her because he had an operation on his clavichord, and is recovering from it. He pays her the five dollars, and asks her politely to leave. Sunny then proclaims that the price is ten dollars, but Holden refuses to pay her more, and she leaves the room.

Shihab P. =__**Summary**__=
 * Holden walks to his hotel from the nightclub. Along the way, he thinks about his stolen gloves.
 * Holden imagines himself confronting the thief, but he accepts that he is a coward at heart who is afraid violence.
 * Once at Edmont, Holden takes the elevator up to his room. The elevator operator offers him a prostitute for $5. Holden, depressed, accepts.
 * While waiting for the prostitute to arrive, Holden once agains thinks about how he is a coward, and claims that he could never sleep with a women due to his lack of aggression.
 * The way Holden views it, women want a man who asserts his dominance and power.
 * While he is thinking all of this, the prostitute, named Sunny, arrives.
 * She is a young girl with a high voice. Holden becomes flustered, especially as she begins to strip.
 * She tries to seduce Holden, but Holden gets really nervous and lies that he is unable to have sex because he just recently had an operation on his "clavichord".
 * He pays the girl the $5 he owes her, but she says that the price is 10. Holden refuses to pay, and the girl leaves.

=RAKIB RAZZAK.=
 * Holden walks back towards his hotel in the cold, thinking about his lost gloves, which he thinks were stolen by someone at Pencey.
 * Holden puts on his hunting hat and decides to stop in another bar.
 * He changes his mind when he sees two guys come out from the bar.
 * Back at the hotel, Holden is sold an offer by the elevator operator, Maurice, who promises to send him a prostitute in fifteen minutes.
 * Holden agrees to the offer, but regrets his decision almost immediately.
 * He cleans up and then paces nervously around the room, waiting for the girl.
 * Sunny soon arrives, and Holden introduces himself as Jim Steele.
 * He tries to act calm, but no matter how hard he tries, Holden, still a virgin, is still nervous.
 * The girl’s behavior only makes him feel more awkward.
 * When he tries to make conversation, Sunny wants to know what he is waiting for.
 * She sits on his lap and tries to seduce him.
 * Instead, Holden denies
 * He apologizes, pays her five dollars, and tells her to leave.
 * Sunny tells Holden the price is ten dollars.
 * He refuses to pay her more than he agreed on with Maurice, and she leaves insulted and Holden is left with a threat.