People in
do all kinds of things to entertain themselves. They go dancing, catch a
movie, see a show, or just stay at home to listen to the radio. If they're anything like 's
sisterthey even go to the zoo, where, as well as looking at the animals, they also ride on the
carousel.
The problem with all these forms of entertainment, however, is that
they cannot satisfy Holden. They're part of a world that he considers to be nothing less than
phony and superficial. When he goes to the cinema, for example, he's positively scathing about
the films that he sees. He hates the movies with a passion, seeing them as a prime example of
all that's wrong with the world.
Despite his loathing of all things cinematic
Holden still can't take his eyes off the silver screen as he watches a soppy romantic tale about
an Englishman who loses his memory in the war and goes off with another woman, only to have his
memory restored later on. The film may be putrid, to use Holden's colorful description, but he
can't take his eyes off it all the same. Even that which Holden deems as phony exerts a grim
fascination upon him.
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