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rifes to the
reader of his narrative“I took it of and looked at it. I sort of closed one eye
like I was taking aim at it. ‘Tis is a people shooting hat’ I said. ‘I shoot people
in this hat’” (22).
22
Further alongHolden battles an older and stronger classmate to pro-
tect the reputation of a female friend and fnds himself on the losing end of
the fght. Searching for his cap in defeatHolden comes face-to-face with
himselfand it is this critical moment of self-recognition that will lead to his
leave-taking of Pencey Prep:
I couldn’t find my goddam hunting hat anywhere. FinallyI found
it. It was under the bed. I put it onand turned the peak around to
the backthe way I liked itand then I went over and took a look at
my stupid face in the mirror. You never saw such gore in your life. I
had blood all over my mouth and chin and even on my pajamas and
bathrobe. It partly scared me and it partly fascinated me. All that
blood and all sort of made me look tough. I’d only been in about
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two fights in my lifeand I lost both of them. I’m not too tough.
I’m a pacifistif you want to know the truth. (45)
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