has a
complicated relationship with girls and women that threads throughout the novel. There are the
girls he wants to protect, such as , a family friend with whom he enjoys playing checkers. She
falls into the category of girls like his little sister, , who need to be guarded from the
world's predators. Therefore, when Holden finds out his roommate, Stradlater, a smooth talker
who seduces girls, is taking Jane on a date, Holden becomes agitated:
I kept thinking about Jane, and about Stradlater having a date with
her and all. It made me so nervous I nearly went crazy.
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