In Holden and Horwitz's conversation, Holden is more descriptive in the situation he is explaining, while Horwitz is literal and non-explicative. Horwitz's personality is sore, and Holden's personality during the drive is imaginative. The point of this scene is to show the differences between the average person and Holden. The reader can clearly detect that there is something wrong with Holden, either mentally or emotionally. This portrays the differences and the reactions when one interacts with him.