Question

the following passage is narrated by a character named holden caulfield. select the best evidence to support the statement \holden thinks that older people are set in their ways and unwilling to change.\ there may be more than one correct choice.

she asked me where i went to school now, and i told her pencey, and she said pencey was a very good school. even if id wanted to, i wouldnt have had the strength to straighten her out. besides, if she thought pencey was a very good school, let her think it. you hate to tell new stuff to somebody around a hundred years old... they dont like to... then, after a while, i left. it was funny. she yelled \good luck!\ at me the same way old spencer did when i left pencey.

from j. d. salinger, the catcher in the rye. copyright 1945 by j. d. salinger

Explanation:

The key text shows Holden's view that older people resist new information, which aligns with the statement that they are set in their ways. The relevant lines directly reflect his belief that elderly people do not accept new things, so he doesn't bother correcting her.

Answer:

1. "You have to tell new stuff to somebody around a hundred years old.. They don't like to"
2. "Even if I'd wanted to, I wouldn't have had the strength to straighten her out. Besides, if she thought Pencey was a very good school, let her think it."