Holden feels rotten and lonesome in this chapter because he likes Jane so much and Stradlater might have given her the time. He wants to get girls like Stradlater does. He wants to be liked by girls, just like Stradlater is. He wants girls to notice him and want to be with him so he doesn't have to feel lonesome or rotten.
Also, when Holden goes to talk to Ackley after his fight with Stradlater, he is disappointed in the fact that Ackley doesn't even care that much; all he wants to do is sleep. All Holden wants is some friends- girls and boys- and to be liked and noticed. He feels rotten when nobody wants to be with him, which makes him feel like he's all alone.
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