Journal Entry 8

Chapter 8:

Characters: Holden, Mrs. Morrow

Theme: Hypocracy

Symbols: ______

Summary: He walks to the train station, and brings up the fact he used to enjoy trains but this time he just didn't care and wanted to get away. An attractive older woman sits next to him and strikes up a conversation about his bag and where he goes to school. Her name was Mrs. Morrow and her son is in Holden's class. Holden's outlook on Ernest Morrow was that he was the biggest 'basterd' he had ever met snapping people with towels as he walked out of the shower. Ernest is just another phony Holden doesn't like, but decides to play a stupid little lie game with his mother. He starts off lying about his name, and saying random crap about Ernest to make her seem like she has an angel of a son instead of just some 'sensative' boy. He also told her that all the blood on his face was from a snowball. In his mind he was attracted to this woman even though she was a lot older than him so he asked her to get a drink with him. She refused, and asked if someone in his family was sick which is why he was leaving early. He lied again saying it was him that was sick, Mrs. Morrow was very symathetic, and he sort of felt bad about that one.