12 Angry Men

Why does Holden say that to hear someone laughing in New York is ¨terrible¨?

Catcher and The Rye Chapter 11 & 12

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Holden explains that the laughter makes you lonesome and depressed.

New York's terrible when somebody laughs on the street very late at night. You can hear it for miles. It makes you feel so lonesome and depressed.

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The Catcher in the Rye