“I'm the only dumb one in the family. My brother DB'sa writer and all, and my brother Allie, the one that died, that I told you about, was a wizard.”

Explore J. D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" chapter 10 summary. Study events, analysis, and major quotes, and examine Holden's description of...

"She looked up at me and sort of smiled. She had a terrifically nice smile. She really did. Most people have hardly any smile at all, or a lousy one" (55).

Holden Caulfield in Chapter 10. Holden doesn't mind being young, until he is refused alcohol by a waiter. That's the trouble with growing up, you lose some ...

Quote 1: "If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like."

Important Quotes. "I ordered a scotch and soda, and told him not to mix it---I said it fast as hell, because if you ...

Bernice rejects Holden's advance, eventually asking him how old he is. This offends him, but he still sits down uninvited at her table when they finish dancing.

“It just drove me stark staring mad when I thought about her and Stradlater parked somewhere in that fat-assed Ed Banky's car.”

One phony aspect of the adult world is class distinctions, which are manifested by how people dress and what they own. Wealth shouldn't matter, but it does.

"Life is a game, boy. Life is a game that one plays according to the rules." "Yes, sir. I know it is. I know it." Game, my ass. Some game.