An Alternative Way

In the book, The Catcher in the Rye, Holden decides to go to New York to get away from school and his family. During his stay in New York, Holden makes several bad decisions that gets him drunk, beaten up, and lonely. So I'm going to give suggestions to an alternative way Holden could have taken so that he didn't get himself into so much trouble.



What Holden should have done was taken the time to find a nicer hotel/motel to stay in that wasn't full of sketchy people. Instead of going to night clubs, Holden should have gone to a jazz club that was full of bands playing all the time so that Holden could really enjoy himself. Or, instead of a jazz club, Holden could have gone to see the New York Philharmonic Orchestra that has the big timpani's that Holden really likes. Another thing Holden definatly should have done is gone to the museum he had always gone to when he was younger. He could have relived some good memories from his past there and it would have been a good experience for him considering you can always learn in a museum.