Stepping Out of the Comfort Zone "Life is a game, boy. A game one plays according to the rules" Sallinger (8). Old Spencer suggests this to Holden Caulfield in J.D. Sallinger's The Catcher in the Rye, expecting he would listen. Even though Holden might hear what people say, it goes in one ear and out the other and he never actually listens. In this book, Holden depicts the three days of events happening after he …showed first 75 words of 695 total…

…showed last 75 words of 695 total…friend or a friend period. Holden needs to stop pushing and accept the friendships that come his way and, eventually, he will have a better outlook on life and maybe even offer himself to go school. In either case, Holden Caulfield would be much better off listening to the people that care for him and live life to its fullest. "I sort of miss everybody... I think I might even miss that goddam Maurice" Sallinger (214).