The Catcher in the Rye Chapters 2-4

Holden to me seems like a pretty typical angsty teenager. He pretends not to care, but really he does more than he likes to admit. Sometimes this shows through, like with Jane Gallagher:

"How's she happen to mention me? Does she go to B.M. now? She said she might go there. She said she might go to Shipley, too. I thought she went to Shipley. How'd she happen to mention me?" I was pretty excited. I really was.

I dislike his constant complaints about everything; he seems to have a very negative attitude. I like him when he started to talk about Jane. He seemed to genuinely like her and enjoy her company. His attitude seemed to completely change when he started talking about her, and I loved the little details about her that he remembered.

I think that I mostly sympathize with Holden. I can see where he's coming from, even if he is occasionally too whiny for me.