Blog #2

One moment from the end of chapter 16 that creates a strong vignette is when Holden goes to the museum. The author uses lots of imagery to create a picture in the readers mind of what the museum looks like as Holden walks through it. Holden especially likes how no matter what the exhibits in the museums never move. "Nobody'd be different. The only thing that would be different is you"(Salinger 158). This means that as the exhibits never change and the birds flying south in the museum will always be flying south no matter when you come. However, every time you go to the museum you have have changed since the last time that you were there. This shows how such a simple thing such as visiting a museum can have a deeper meaning.