Immediately setting his tone for the whole story, Holden foreshadows the series of events he will be talking about and makes an allusion towards his opinion on them, suggesting that the events that took place might come off as dramatic and emotional. Yet he takes back the whole statement claiming "he doesn't feel like it", giving his character an attribute of laziness or carelessness as expressed through out the story and often shows itself in external or even internal conflicts.
A saying told to Holden referring to how life has certain rules that you need to follow in order to win or become successful. By mentioning this quote it might suggest that Holden might not be following the rules of the game and isn't on the track to success according to how he compares to other students at his school. …show more content…
The passage is written with short sentences and - markings to speed up the pacing and add a tone of frustration and anger, as if he didn't think it was fair, making himself feel alienated from the rest. The author also uses the - markings to add to the concessions and refutations in this passage that turn it into a valid argument of Holden's opinion.
Although Holden doesn't like his school very much, leaving might be worse for him due to the failure and disappointment of his parents that come with it. Also showing that instead of winning or losing the game, he quit, making him feel as if he's not able to keep up with everyone else adding to his alienation. This is also evident in his farewell statement where he separates himself from them as if he escaped to freedom while they are still imprisoned and are fools for tolerating it, unlike