The Catcher in the Rye

Inpyo Hong
English 9th
04/25/12
Chapter 7

The narrator sees the light in Ackley’s room and asks Ackley if he is awake because of the fight that he and Stradlater had. He is now angry that the narrator woke him up because he has to go to Mass in the morning. Even though Ackley wants to know what happened, the narrator does not tell him. The narrator asks if he could sleep in Ely’s bed tonight. (Ely is Ackley’s roommate.) Ackley does not reply clearly, so the narrator just decides to sleep in Ely’s bed. The narrator is still furious about Jane and Stradlater because he knows Stradlater’s technique; he can imagine how Stradlater has been giving Jane the time in the car. Suddenly, the narrator asks sleeping Ackley if he has to be Catholic. Ackley is annoyed and wakes up. He tells the narrator that he would not be comfortable if the narrator makes a joke about his religion. The narrator says that he is not making a joke about his religion and goes out. He thinks that he could get out of Pencey right now, so he packs his bags and gets his money. Right before he goes out from his dorm, he shouts, “Sleep tight, ya morons!”