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Holden is intrigued by women but keeps his distance.

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"The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger is the story of Holden Caulfield, a 16 year old who is torn between the agonizing continuance of time and his dream of staying a child. After being kicked out of his private school, Holden goes back to his hometown of New York, and roams around for a few days. He goes to several bars, hires a prostitute just for a conversation, goes on a date, and several other activites The reoccurring theme of sex and women explores Holden's insecurity with women and his reluctance to give his innocence up by having sex.

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Holden is the protagonist of the novel. He is at an awkward stage of his life where he desires to be an adult, but he cannot let go of his innocence. The adults he encounters are "phonies" to him, and are not true to themselves. Holden views sex as a transition from childhood to adulthood. Throughout the novel Holden is in several situations to lose his virginity, but he never does because he is not ready to lose his innocence.

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Jane is primarily the only woman in the novel Holden holds respect for. She was his old neighbor, and it can be assumed that he had a crush on her. Holden believes he is still in love with her. However, he is too scared to call her because he is too scared for anything to actually happen.

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Holden goes on a date with Sally. Before he sees her he is talking about how phony he is. When he sees her he says he could almost marry her. After dinner he ice skates with her. He asks her to run off with him. After she refuses he angers her greatly and she leaves him.

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Sunny is the prostitute that Holden hired. His original intention with her was to lose his virginity so he would be prepared for the future. However, when they were in the room together, he decided that they should just talk instead of have sex. This is Holden's way of expressing his nervousness and refusal to lose his innocence.

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Sunny wore a green dress when she was hired by Holden.
https://www.amazon.com/Vera-Wang-Womens-Bustier-Green/dp/B013XHQGWW

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Mr. Antollini is one of Holden's previous teachers. Holden spends the night at his house one night after Holden has been to his own house. Holden falls asleep on the couch and wakes up to a drunk Mr. Antollini stroking his head. Holden takes this as a homosexual advantage toward him and runs away.

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Carl is an old friend of Holden's from when they both attended Whooton together. Holden called Carl to go to a bar with him. At the bar Holden only talks about sex with Carl. This annoys Carl because he wants Holden to grow up and stop being immature.

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2. Holden is playing checkers with Jane one summer. Her step father comes up to them and asks Jane to get something for him. She does not respond or look at him. After he leaves she begins to cry. Holden kisses her all over her face to help calm her. Holden believes that her step father molests Jane due to the encounter he witnessed. Holden's crush on Jane increases after he kisses her face repeatedly. He wants to protect her from him and from the sexually abusive environment. Afterwards, they went to the movies and held hands, which also increased his crush on her.

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1. Holden briefly states after he felt sexually assaulted by Mr. Antollini, "That kind of stuff happened to me about 20 times since I was a kid." This leads us to believe that in Holden's childhood he was molested, and this repressed image ruins his idea of sex for the future.

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3. Holden hires a prostitute after he has left Pencey Prep. Holden is a virgin and want to lose his virginity so he is prepared in case he gets married. When the prostitute arrives to his room he gets anxious and asks her to just talk. She does not want this because her job is to have sex and be paid. She gets the money and leaves. This leaves Holden feeling weird and confused at why he cannot have sex.

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Holden held hands with Jane at the movies. This made him feel comfortable and made him like her more. This is the only time he likes the movies.
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/davearmstrong/2017/11/holding-hands-mass-father.html

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4. Holden goes on a date with Sally Hayes. To avoid calling Jane, he calls her instead. He takes her to a matinee that he hates. Before she arrives he complains about how phony she is. After he sees her he says he could almost marry her due to her stunning appearance. After they make out in a cab he tells her he loves her, even though he clearly does not. Later, he asks her to run away with him. She tells him this is crazy to do and should be done in the future. He says he cannot do this in the future because he will have too many responsibilites. They get in an argument and she leaves him.

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5. After Holden leaves his families apartment, he heads to a trusted family friend to stay for the night. Mr. Antollini was one of Holden's most favorite teachers because he viewed Mr. Antollini as being intellectual and full of sympathy. Mr. Antollini was not a phony to Holden. When Holden went to his house, Mr. Antollini was very drunk. They had a symbolic conversation about adults. Holden fell asleep on Mr. Antollini's couch, and woke up to Mr. Antollini stroking his head. This disturbed Holden deeply and Holden had to leave. One of the only adults Holden trusts, betrayed him in a perverty manner.

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1. "'She's probably the Whore of New Hampshire by this time.' 'That isn't nice. If she was decenet enough to let you get sexy with her all the time, you at least shouldn't talk about her that way.'" page 145
This quote between Carl and Holden shows that Holden does hold respect for women.

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Mr. Antollini disturbed Holden by petting Holden's head while he was asleep.
https://www.wikihow.com/Touch-a-Guy

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2. "I'm probably the biggest sex maniac you ever saw." page 62
This is ironic because Holden is a virgin.

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How Sex and Women influence Catcher in the Rye

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How Sex and Women influence Catcher in the Rye

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Theme: Sex and women is a very important theme to the novel. Sex is holding Holden back from crossing to adulthood, and he continuously creates excuses to not have sex so he can stay in his innocent childhood timezone.
Characters: Holden is very affected by sex. He calls himself a "sex maniac" despite being a virgin. He is very interested in the concept of sex but is too nervous to actually have sex.
Tone: Holden is rather pessimistic and angry toward many people, calling them phonies. Most women in the book, disregarding Sunny and Sally, are not phonies to him. His mother, the nuns, and especially Jane are not phonies.

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3. "I can never get really sexy - I mean really sexy with a girl I don't like...I mean I have to like her a lot." page 148
This shows why Holden could not have sex with the prostitute. The only woman he has ever loved is most likely Jane Gallagher; however, he is too nervous to talk to her.

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J.D.Salinger wrote "Catcher in the Rye" purposely, with the symbols of sex and women placed carefully and described vividly for multiple reasons. Holden's obsession with sex and woman came from a paradoxical desire for wanting to grow up and do adult things (such as have sex) and remain innocence and childlike. Throughout the novel, Holden is desperately trying to hold onto his childhood, but he does so many things that aren't kid appropriate: drinking, smoking, and getting a prostitute, but Holden cannot seem to lose his last bit of innocence, no matter how much he wants it. He has many chances to lose his virginity, but Salinger gives into Holden's desire to stay a child by giving him his innocence. Salinger gives the book the symbols of sex and women to further Holden's narrative of not wanting to grow up by making him face the decision between lust or his childhood.

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The background is a city landscape. Most of Holden's activities with women happen in New York City. The background was from padlet.

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Salinger, J. D., et al. The Catcher in the Rye. Little, Brown, and Company, 1951.In-text Citation