Chapter 14-20 summaries

Chapter 14

The elevator operator shows up pounding on Holden's door. He demands that Holden pay the $5. Holden refuses, and Maurice slams Holden against the wall while the prostitute grabs the money. He then leaves after she gets what he supposedly owed.

Chapter 15

Holden calls Sally Hayes and makes plans to meet up with her. He worries a lot about his mother when she finds out about him being kicking out of Pencey Prep. He gives $10 to some nuns right after he said that he hates organized religion. I found that rather strange. He seems really hypocritical. He says money is what makes people unhappy.

Chapter 16

Holden buys Phoebe a record he thinks she will find funny. He hears a song that a little boy is singing. He hears "If a body catch a body coming through the rye". This seems to really cheer him up. He goes to the park because that's where Phoebe use to go, but doesn't see her there. He meets another little girl and asks her about Phoebe. She directs him to the museum. He goes there and talks about even though he's been changing the entire place stayed the same.

Chapter 17

Holden goes to a play with Sally. He notices they all think too much of themselves. He starts telling Sally this crazy plan of his and says they should run away together. He says they should live in a cabin. He said something hurtful to Sally and she got really upset with him and he proceeds by leaving her behind.

Chapter 18

He daydreams about Jane again. He calls his old friend to meet for drinks. He does to see a movie even though he has stated how much he depises them.

Chapter 19

Holden meets up with his friend who use to talk about sex freely. Luce, his friend isn't very friendly towards Holden and refused to talk about anything sexual with Holden. Luce thinks Holden is very immature and needs to be psychoanalyzed.

Chapter 20

Holden gets really drunk, and called Sally Hayes. She wasn't happy with him. He tries to have make dates with several people, getting rejected each time. He dropped the record he got for Phoebe and it upset him greatly. He begins thinking about his funeral. He wonders who would come, what they would say, and tells how he missed Allie's funeral. He decides to go home for a visit to Phoebe.