Chapter 15

In Chapter 15 of The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield meets two nuns at the train station. He has a nice conversation with them but is glad when they leave because he was worried that if the conversation went on much longer, then, they would try to find out if he was Catholic. Holden feels that Catholics always try to find out if other people are Catholics because they feel it will make the conversation more enjoyable. It is almost as if they think you are not worth their company if you do not have the same beliefs as them. Holden wishes that everybody were like young children who could not care less what religion other people are. Children also don't care what your personal belongings are like (hence Holden's speech about his roomate's suitcases (pg.141)).