2.  Listened to rock n’ roll  Kept up with fashion trends  Dated frequently  Preps or greasers  Drove around in cars  Girls wore curly hair – always  Guys followed Elvis's style  Loved dancing

3.  Hung out with his brothers  Curious  Brother death affected him  Immature  Joked around a lot  Curious about sex  Wondered about duck’s whereabouts

4.  Watches out for younger children  Has plans to move away  Likes having intellectual conversations  Traveling alone in NY  Drinks  Smokes  Curses  Mostly independent

5.  The carousel :  Went there as a child  Allie and D.B took him  He takes phoebe there  He doesn’t get on this time  Holden matures -  no longer rides on carousels like a child

6.  Loss of innocence:  Kicked out of school  Being exposed to harmful/hurtful things/people  Doing grown-up things: smoking & drinking  Failing grades  Lonesome for a while  Transformation attempted:  Caring for younger children  Dealt with situations on his own  Making plans to move west  Asking sally to move with him and marry

7.  Started to date and “explore”  Danced wildly  Disobeyed parents  Drove cars  Used cars to “neck”

8. Finding Ones Identity  Trying new things  Experimenting with new crowds  What you like to do  Life lessons  Mistakes Transitions from childhood to adulthood  Responsibilities taken on  Giving up freedoms  Being professional  Self-sufficient Personal Views