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</span>In Chapter
9, Holden called Faith Cavendish, a girl he’d never met before, in the middle
of the night. This scene depicts Holden’s loneliness and desperation for
companionship.
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</span>In Chapter
9 also when Holden got off at Penn Station, he thought of a lot of people to
call – even people he’s not close with or just a distant friend. This scene tells
that his desperation pushed him to reach out to anybody just to alleviate his
loneliness.
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</span><span>In Chapter
10, Holden was flirting and dancing with three women he met in The Lavender
Room. The women were obsessing over movie stars and it depressed him. This
scene shows that Holden was desperate for companionship because even strangers’
opinion about him affects him.</span>
I would say a quote that expresses the writers message
