The Catcher in the Rye

The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger

The character of Holden Caulfield really develops further in this chapter as we see him interact with more people, importantly people who are older.  In the beginning of section 2, he meets Mrs. Morrow and starts "shooting the old crap around" (Salinger, page 55) with her.  That was one of my favorite phrases in the book because its funny and not heard in our time.  He appears to like her, yet he continues to lie to her and make up stories about her son.  That was weird, but it begins to explain his relationships with others, which is continually weird throughout the rest of the novel.
      An interesting part of chapter 9 was his constantly talking about sex, even though he had never "given the time" to anyone (lol).  Several times, he describes himself as sexy and a sex maniac, which we see as extremely weird, but I think that it contributes to his mental problem, whatever that may turn out to be.  He also says a few times that he doesn't really understand sex, which is the opposite of what he says other times.  Maybe, he is trying to mature himself with talking about sex, almost as if he's trying to prove himself to whomever he's telling the story to.  We still don't know exactly who that is, but I do have a few theories.
      His repeating himself constantly may also add to his problem because he feels the need to reiterate what he has already stated.