Catcher in the Rye Powerful Vignette

An example of a vignette used by J.D. Salinger in his book the Catcher in the Rye is when Holden talks about his suitcases compared to his roommates'. Holden says, "You think if they're intelligent and all, the other person, and have a good sense of humor, that they don't give a **** whose suitcases are better, but they do. They really do" (Salinger 109). This moment tells us that no matter how much you think another person won't get jealous about something as little as having lower quality suitcases, they most likely do. Holden explains this well by simply stretching out the fact that he had nicer looking suitcases, and simply expanding and discussing that as it relates to some of his interactions with that roommate.