Gains of Conflict in "The Catcher in the Rye"

Once the conflict in The Catcher in the Rye had begun, it just kept on building and growing until it had almost become unbearable. In the book, conflict was gained in many different ways. Once Holden had started the ball rolling, it started more and more conflict to arise through many people and situations. Once Holden had left Pencey Prep boarding school, conflict was gained by just about everything that he did. Conflict was gained when he boarded the bus, because he could have easily been caught. The conflict grew even more when he interest the hotel, and when he left for the bar. There was much conflict as he was leaving the bar, because he was drunk and he started doing dumb things, such as calling Sally Hayes in the middle of the night. Since a lot of conflict had begun on Holden and Sally's date, there had to be a lot of conflict gained as well. Conflict was gained when they started to argue with each other about little things that did not really matter at all. They yelled and screamed, and even more conflict was gained when Holden told Sally that she was a real pain in his rear end. She got incredibly upset, and even started crying. Conflict had also been started when Holden had decided to leave New York, and also when he told Phoebe of his plans to hitchhike away. Conflict was gained when Phoebe decided that she would go with Holden. Holden did not take well to this idea, and he refused to let her even think about it. He said she needed to stay home with their family, but she would not let him leave without her. She had been crying, so to appease her, he declared that he would not leave New York and their family. There was much conflict in The Catcher in the Rye, and all of the starts and gains of the conflict centered around Holden Caulfield.