In chapter 13, Holden Caulfield solicits a prostitute named Sunny, who arrives at his apartment expecting to have sex and get paid. Holden initially describes Sunny as "young as hell" and believes that she is around his age. Sunny is also wearing a green dress and Holden mentions that she seems nervous by the way that she continually bounces her leg up and down while sitting cross-legged on a chair. Whenever Holden offers Sunny a cigarette, she rudely declines it, and he mentions that she has a "tiny little wheeny-whiny voice." Holden also notices that she doesn't thank him, which is why he says, "She just didn't know any better" (Salinger, 51). During their conversation, Holden comments that she sounds like a "real kid" before refusing to have sex with her. After she initially leaves the apartment, Holden also refers to Sunny as a "pretty spooky kid." Overall, Holden pities Sunny and sympathizes with her because she is so young and in sad situation. He feels sorry that she is forced to earn a living being a prostitute and is skeptical about her unsettling presence.
In chapters thirteen and fourteen, Holden describes Sunny, the prostitute, as having dyed blonde hair and being "young as hell," meaning around the same age as Holden. Her manners are coarse. Holden thinks she is nervous because she jiggles her "foot up and down" when she sits on the chair in Holden's hotel room. Holden describes her voice as very small and "whiny" and characterizes her expression "like fun you are" as childish. He also describes her as "a pretty spooky kid" when she becomes insistent about how much money Holden owes her.
When Sunny returns with Maurice in tow to collect the rest of the money, they say Holden owes them. Sunny urges Maurice not to hurt Holden after she takes an extra five dollars from Holden's wallet.
Overall, Holden's description of Sunny is sympathetic. He seems a bit appalled at the state of her life at such a young age.
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