This scenes purpose is to communicate Herman Blume’s  loneliness and isolation from his family. This scene is set at Herman’s sons birthday party. Herman is seated on one side of the pool with a bucket of golf balls, a destroyed cake, and his drink; all the children and his wife are on the other side of the pool. Herman is seated alone to enhance this loneliness. His wife is sitting with another man, which makes Herman jealous. The dark green color of the pool symbolizes his envy of the man. Herman sits there hopelessly throwing the golf balls into the pool. The camera is positioned right behind Herman looking out towards his family and their friends, because you see the scene just as Herman would, his feeling of isolation is very clear; you almost feel left out of what is happening across the pool. In Max’s first days at Grover Cleveland high school, Ms. Cross, Herman, and Max’s chapel partner, come to his school. Max’s chapel partner, Dirk, asks Herman where his sons and wife are; Herman replies, “I haven't the slightest idea, Dirk.” This demonstrates how isolated he is from his family because he doesn't even know where they are. This scene in Rushmore represents loneliness. An object that would fit well into this scene would be a phone booth. A phone booth fits well because it is where Holden, in Catcher in the Rye feels his loneliest when he tries to call someone, but he doesn't have anyone to call.