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Agreeable_Sun3754 t1_ja5p5e7 wrote

I picked up on the hint that Holden was gay cause it seemed familiar to me... The guy who punch me to prove he wasn't gay also noticed Holden was gay. Hummmm... Me think she doth protest too much.

My English teacher later discussed the book with me and how Holden sexuality is often brought up at the college level.

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Mariposa510 t1_ja87zd9 wrote

He hired a prostitute and tried to get frisky with Sally. Not gay.

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Agreeable_Sun3754 t1_ja8cif8 wrote

What book did you read? He hired a prostitute because he needed someone to talk to. he didn't even try to get frisky didn't even give a hint that he was interested in getting frisky. That screams gay.

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Mariposa510 t1_ja8mq3b wrote

This whole discussion made me find the book and get ready to reread my favorite passages again. The bookmark just happened to be at the part where he lined up the prostitute:

“Okay, I said. It was against my principles and all, but I was feeling so depressed I didn’t even think. That’s the whole trouble. When you’re feeling very depressed, you can’t even think.

“Hey, is she good looking?” I asked him. “I don’t want any old bag.”

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Agreeable_Sun3754 t1_ja8t12x wrote

Yep, this is pretty familiar thinking when figuring out if you're gay or not.

edit: No idea why that guy blocked me. Must be terrified about having consider multiple possibilities about a fairly inconclusive topic.

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