Cheryl Cline said: > Ahem...still fuming that Franny could be labeled "insane" and "knocked > up"....again, what about Holden? Holden did back out of many > situations, but at least he didn't have epithets like "knocked up" (and > the million others reserved for women) hanging over his head... For what it's worth, I do think Holden was knocked up. It would explain = the mood swings and the yucky-feeling stomach. Plus, look at his name... = sounds like "Hold in". Salinger was saying that this kid is not ready to have a = baby. He doesn't want to bring a child into this world where people write "Fuck = you" on walls. He wants to HOLD the baby IN, at least until wednesday, when he = can go home and see his parents.