Much of Holden’s trek around the city takes place in the Upper West Side—at the Plaza Hotel, the Museum of Natural History and Central Park—and many of his descriptions of New York remain accurate to the way the city looks today.
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From the book: “I live in New York, and I was thinking about the lagoon in Central Park, down near Central Park South. I was wondering if it would be frozen over when I got home, and if it was, where did the ducks go? I was wondering where the ducks went when the lagoon got all icy and frozen over. I wondered if some guy came in a truck and took them away to a zoo or something. Or if they just flew away.”
My continuation of the story:
In every day of my life living there, I frequently tarry near the lagoon. It welcomed me warmly when I first met it. The lively trees, those ducks packed and swim together, the bridge that connects the two surfaces, the buildings behind the view of the lagoon that are feasts to the eyes when the lights shine through the night, all of them creates the simple perfection. People passing by appreciate the beauty of the land and the water that seems to be one. Just like them, that is what I came for. The elegance of the nature that brings comfort to everyone seeing it. Hundreds of steps are worth exchanging for and I'm ready again to meet it.
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