Monday, December 19, 2011
The Catcher in the Rye
This block I chose to read The Catcher in the Rye. If you have not read it, I encourage you to do so. A coming of age story, it primarily speaks of a teenager's struggles with external as well as internal conflicts. Is society "phony?" It may well be but this book allows us to enfocus our determination to rectify its malstructure. "We're taking over the world", am I right? Well why not start by learning a few things about yourself, through Holden Caulfield's experiences? We can all sympathize with his struggles to understand man's logic, and a teenager's grasp on reality.
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Although I loved the character Holden more than any character I can come up with off the top of my head, the main problem I had with his character is the fact that he is continuously looking at others who he perceived as phonies. This issue is how Holden is alienated --both how he feels and how he inflicts it upon himself. With jabs at people such as his own brother, who went off to be a screen-writer and the boys at his school, Holden embodies an angst that most teenagers (myself included) would relate to. Not to spoil anything at this point, I loved the novel despite how dry it was at the beginning. I high recommend it with a dose of patience.
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ReplyDeleteYeah. Honestly at first I had no indication that it was a coming of age story, but as I kept on reading the title made progressively more and more sense. "The Catcher in the Rye", how clever!
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't until very late into the story that the idea of 'Catcher in the Rye' made sense. I like the idea of Holden seeing the child going about playing singing that nursery rhyme and more over, his idea of how he has to be this savior-like figure is somewhat related to me.
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ReplyDeleteI like the idea that he never really lets himself grow by not allowing the responsibilities of adulthood to even scathe him.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you mean Aaron? The same as Holden or what?