When what seemed to be either her step father, or just her father, walked in asking if Jane knew where the cigarettes were. She did not respond or look up. When Holden asked what was going on, she never responded either, but he saw a tear roll down her face, and then she started crying. There are a few possibilities to why I think Jane may have started crying.
She probably has a bad relationship with this man. He could have abused her in several ways. Emotionally, he could have made fun of her for many things, hurt her self-esteem, said lies to her on many occasions. Then there is physical abuse, obviously, hurting her, causing bruises or scars. He could have done something to hurt her with cigarettes as well, like burn her with them, like maybe when he was drunk, or maybe when he was sober. There could be sexual abuse. Holden asked her about this one, but she said no. This could very well be a lie though. He could have done multiple/all of these different types of abuses that I have mentioned, too. Then, there is a more less-intense idea of her just not getting along very well with him. They have two different personalities that do not mix. I doubt that she would ignore him and Holden and cry just because they don't get along too greatly.
I also thought that maybe Jane wasn't abused by him, but her mom. That she has witnessed him doing some horrible things to her, when he is really just suppose to love her with all his heart.
But as Holden said "Some girls you practically never find out what's the matter." Which is so true. Some girls, they beat around the bush, tell you everything is fine when it is obviously not, and keep things to themselves. For Jane, or at least this part of Jane's life, this is what we're going to have to accept.
Salinger, J. D. The Catcher in the Rye. Boston: Little, Brown, 2001. Print.
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