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Catcher In The Rye: Chapter 17: When Holden met Sally By Laura, Sofia, Jess and Melissa. Characters in Chapter: Major: Sally Holden Summary of Scene Sally is ten minutes late but looks terrific in her black coat and matching beret. She is thrilled that they will get to see the Lunts and is impressed by the performance. At one point Holden gets caught up in his words and expresses his love for Sally, only to hate her after the show. Holden is less than thrilled, first by the performance on stage and then by Sally’s performance in the lobby. He dislikes the way she talks with an Andover student named George. After the show, they go ice skating even though Holden suddenly changes his thoughts and feelings regarding Sally quickly from love to hate. His ups and downs are most evident in this chapter as the reader is opened to his spontaneous behaviour. Holden tries to talk about how he truly feels with Sally. However, her responses are less than surface deep and materially expressed. He asks her to run off to Massachusetts and Vermont with him. The date ends badly and he walks out. Significance of this Chapter This chapter introduces us to the spontaneous nature of Holden Caulfield. It is the first time Holden has discussed his true feelings aloud with someone. It is also the first time Holden has admitted his feelings to himself – other times, although he may have referred to his desire to escape and his disgust and depression in response to his society, Holden had yet to truly address them. Pivotal point in the novel – from this scene Holden enters a downward spiral of depression and increasingly erratic behaviour – Holden seems to ‘lose control’. Hereafter, he is unable to keep from speaking his thoughts as he had been able to previously. What do we already know about Holden? Important Quotes: “The funny part is, I felt like marrying her the minute I saw her. I didn’t even like her much, and yet all of a sudden I felt like I was in love with her and wanted t