ooms. Ackely was quite a character. He was the type of guy that only came over when you least wanted him too. He was not the most attractive guy you have ever seen either. While Ackely was there Holden's roommate, Stradlater, made a boisterous entrance through the front door. He immediately asked a favor of Holden. He wanted to borrow his houndstooth jacket for a big date. Holden made him sweat for a while and then agreed. By this time Ackely had left the room because, not surprisingly, he was not too fond of Stradlater. Stradlater had gone to the bathroom to get cleaned up and Holden followed to learn more about the big date. When Holden learned that it was Jane Gallagher that Stradlater was taking out, Holden was outraged. He did not want Stradlater to know he was outraged, so he continued the conversation. He men!
             tioned that he once knew her. Stradlater, uninterested just nodded and said, "Oh really?" At this point Holden was about to explode with anger and jealousy. He could not stand the thought of a "Jerk like Stradlater" taking out a respectful girl like Jane. When Stradlater mentioned that the basketball coach offered to lend him his car for the night Holden lost it and threw a punch at Stradlater. Holden was quickly wrestled to the ground, but he was satisfied knowing that he laid one on Stradlater.
             This is the turning point in the novel, and in his life. At this point Holden decides that he is going to leave a little ahead of schedule. That night he would leave Pencey for good. Holden got his stuff together and headed out on foot. He was off to New York City. He thought he might as well enjoy his ride home; so why not do some sight seeing on the way?
             In the end Holden finally makes it home to his family without them knowing a thing about his detoured trip home. After thinking about it he actually missed a small part of Pencey. He even missed Stradlater. This leads to the last sentence of the book, whe...