The good and bad aspects of society are just one of the things taught in chapters eighteen and nineteen of The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. The main character, Holden Caulfield goes through many ups and downs and changes trough his journey in New York City. He figures out what life really is like on his own and has to cover many obstacles on his way. Holden is very worried about how other people act and how they are putting on an act but in these chapters he comes to realize who he really is better than he did before.
             " I had quite a bit of time to kill till ten o'clock, so what I did, I went to a movie at Radio City. It was probably the worst thing I could've done, but it was near, and I couldn't think of anything else" (137), Holden says as he heads for the movies. Holden always talks about how crummy he thinks the movies are. Nothing in the movies are real. They are all just crummy and pointless is something u often hear him saying. Although Holden has this strong opinion about the movies he always refers to them when talking about something he feels deeply about. When he was talking about his brother and being in the army he was referring to it with books and movies, which is odd because he says he hates them so much. Holden just wants something to dislike and doesn't want to be like other people when in reality he is.
             As Holden Caulfield sits in the phone booth deciphering over whom he is going to call he comes across Jane Gallagher's name. When ever he has free time on his hands he wants to call her and get together with her. "After we started going around together, I asked her how come she would date a show off bastard like Al Pike." (135), Holden says with a callow attitude towards him. Holden acts childish and jealous of anyone that Jane wants to date. He made it seem like he was so rough and tough but he would really say these things in jeal
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