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The Catcher in the Rye Ch. 4.2: Caring Too Much While He Cares Too Little
The Catcher in the Rye Ch. 4.2 | Banned Books Comedy Podcast
Stradlater's date is Jane Gallagher—Holden's childhood friend and crush. Holden nearly drops dead when he hears her name. He remembers everything about her: she practiced ballet in the summer heat, played checkers keeping all her kings in the back row because she liked how they looked, had a bad childhood with an alcoholic stepfather. Stradlater barely knows her name, takes Holden's jacket, and leaves for the date. Holden sits there for half an hour afterward: "I nearly went crazy." Dan figured it out at the end: "Maybe that's why…
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