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- On his way to Ernie ’s, Holden strikes up a conversation with his cab driver, Horwitz. When he asks about the ducks in the Central Park lagoon, Horwitz becomes angry at the stupidity of his question, shouting that the fish have it worse than the ducks, since they have no choice but to stay in the frozen water.
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After arriving in New York City, Holden is chatting with his cab driver when he suddenly asks about the ducks in the Central Park Lagoon. Holden recognizes that it’s unlikely that the cab driver would know the answer but still asks the question, similar to the way a child often asks his parent anything that comes to mind.
On his way to Ernie ’s, Holden strikes up a conversation with his cab driver, Horwitz. When he asks about the ducks in the Central Park lagoon, Horwitz becomes angry at the stupidity of his question, shouting that the fish have it worse than the ducks, since they have no choice but to stay in the frozen water.
Holden takes a cab to a Greenwich Village nightclub called Ernie’s, a spot he used to frequent with D. B. His cab driver is named Horwitz, and Holden takes a liking to him. But when Holden tries to ask him about the ducks in the Central Park lagoon, Horwitz unexpectedly becomes angry.
During one of Holden's cab rides in the city, he carries on a conversation with a taxi driver named Horwitz about where the ducks in the Central Park lagoon go in the winter. Holden wonders ...
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Holden takes a cab and, looking out the window, describes how “lonesome” itis in New York late at night. He asks the cab driver, Horwitz,where the ducks in Central Park go in the winter. Horwitzisimpatient with Holden’s questions, but they discuss where the fish and theducks go when the lake in Central Park is iced over in winter. Holden asksHorwit...
Walking back to the hotel, Holden puts on his hunting hat and wishes that heknew who’d “swiped” his gloves at Pencey. He admits that even if he did know,he wouldn’t have done very much about it. Holden describes himself as “yellow”and imagines the scene if he had confronted the person who stole hisgloves. Holden reflects that part of his “yellownes...
After Sunny leaves, Holden notices that the sun is beginning to come up. Hefeels very depressed, and begins to talk to his brother Allie. He remembers atime when he refused to let Allie join him and his friend Bobby on their bikes.Even though Allie “didn’t get sore about it,” the incident keeps returning toHolden’s mind. Holden feels like praying, ...
Holden wakes up and, although he is hungry, decides not to call down forbreakfast for fear of seeing Maurice again. He thinks about calling JaneGallagher but decides to call SallyHayesinstead. Even though Sally gives Holden “a pain in the ass,” he asksher to go to a matinee with him and she agrees. Holden takes a cab to Grand Central Station, check...
Throughout the novel, Holden reveals various points of inner tension. One ofthese is his discomfort with his own wealth and status. While Holden despises“the Ivy League bastards” at Ernie’s, in reality he is on the path to becomingone. He admits that his father wants him to go to Yale or Princeton. Holden’sdisdain for the wealthy college students h...
He asks the cab driver in Chapter 9: By any chance, do you happen to know where they go, the ducks, when it gets all frozen over? The cab driver becomes belligerent.
...Ernie’s, Holden strikes up a conversation with his cab driver, Horwitz. When he asks about the ducks in the Central Park lagoon, Horwitz becomes angry at the stupidity of his question, shouting that the fish have... (full context)
