Moses Allred- researcher

During the time period that the novel takes place in, respect towards women is at a very low level. It reflects the characters interactions, to when he is dealing with a girlfriend, or even a prostitute. The mother housekeeper role was still prominent and it shows in the novel, Holdens experiences with the opposite gender were crippled (he didn't really care for most people though). Although it was fairly common for men to behave this way towards women.