"I started to call down and have them send up some breakfast, but I was sort of afraid they might send it up with old Maurice. If you think I was dying to see him again, you're crazy. So I just laid around in bed for a while and smoked another cigarette" (Salinger 105).
"She wouldn't come out, though. You can't even reason with her sometimes. Finally, I got up and went out in the living room and got some cigarettes" (Salinger 166).
"She's nervous as hell. Half the time she's up all night smoking cigarettes" (Salinger 158).
"'I won't. Where the hell's my cigarettes?' 'On the desk.' He never knew where he left anything. 'Under your muffler.' He put them in his coat pocket--my coat pocket" (Salinger 34).
Smoking is a vice because the act allows people to break away from certain situations, that may be uncomfortable, and problems that have to be dealt with. Holden frequently uses smoking as a way to separate himself from people or difficulties. In the quote, Holden let his roommate, Stradlater, borrow his jacket because Stradlater is going on a date with Jane Gallagher, Holden's old friend and neighbor. Holden does not understand why he feels so angry toward Stradlater taking Jane out. Although Holden continues to seem hostile toward Stradlater over him taking Holden's things, Holden is jealous of Stradlater being able to go on a date with Jane, who Holden believes deserves better than Stradlater. Jane represents part of Holden's childhood, as she used to play checkers with Holden. That period in his life was full of innocence and included his brother, Allie, and his sister, Phoebe. With Stradlater taking Jane out, Holden feels nervous because he feels that Stradlater will ruin that innocence. This creates a high-pressure environment causing Holden to feel compelled to smoke. In order to ease his nerves and jealousy, Holden smokes cigarettes.
"She wouldn't come out, though. You can't even reason with her sometimes. Finally, I got up and went out in the living room and got some cigarettes" (Salinger 166).
"She's nervous as hell. Half the time she's up all night smoking cigarettes" (Salinger 158).
"'I won't. Where the hell's my cigarettes?' 'On the desk.' He never knew where he left anything. 'Under your muffler.' He put them in his coat pocket--my coat pocket" (Salinger 34).
Smoking is a vice because the act allows people to break away from certain situations, that may be uncomfortable, and problems that have to be dealt with. Holden frequently uses smoking as a way to separate himself from people or difficulties. In the quote, Holden let his roommate, Stradlater, borrow his jacket because Stradlater is going on a date with Jane Gallagher, Holden's old friend and neighbor. Holden does not understand why he feels so angry toward Stradlater taking Jane out. Although Holden continues to seem hostile toward Stradlater over him taking Holden's things, Holden is jealous of Stradlater being able to go on a date with Jane, who Holden believes deserves better than Stradlater. Jane represents part of Holden's childhood, as she used to play checkers with Holden. That period in his life was full of innocence and included his brother, Allie, and his sister, Phoebe. With Stradlater taking Jane out, Holden feels nervous because he feels that Stradlater will ruin that innocence. This creates a high-pressure environment causing Holden to feel compelled to smoke. In order to ease his nerves and jealousy, Holden smokes cigarettes.