chapter 4

Holden goes with Stradlater and talks to him while he shaves. Holden compares Stradlaters hygiene habits with Ackleys. He says that Ackley has poor hygiene and is not very attractive, and Stadlater is very good looking and has good hygiene, but he does not keep his things very clean. while they are talking Stradlater asks Holden to write a composition for him because he wont have time to do it on his own. Holden asks Stradlater who his date is and he tells him a girl named Jane and Holden realizes that he knows the girl and he seems to care a lot about her. Holden tells him that they played checkers together and she always kept her kings in the back because she liked how they looked. Stradlater is uninterested in what Holden is saying. Holden doesn't like it that Sradlater is talking Jane out because Holden knows what he does with girls. Holden talks about going and saying hi to Jane, but decides not to because he is not in the mood. After Stradlater leaves Holden cant stop thinking about Jane. Ackley comes back into his room and stays there until dinnertime.