Thursday, October 2, 2008
Catcher in the Rye
Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger was an interesting topic. The narrative way it was written made the reader feel closer to the main character, Holden Caulfield. He expressed the way he felt about the people and places around him, which explained his actions. But, the book altogether had no plot. Caulfield basically talked about how everyone that he ever met are phonies, and that the only people he ever liked were his sister Phoebe and his childhood crush Jane. It started with him talking about his life, and ended with him talking about his life. It had no substance and it felt as if the book just ended with nothing. It didn't leave me with anything to think about, and it didn't make me upset that I finished the book, unlike a good book would do. He never did anything that would keep the story going, and he ended up being a phony himself because he never did anything he was set out to do (like leaving and living in a cottage, or calling Jane). I was honestly disappointed with the book, but I hope that I was just missing something, and will figure out why it was written the way it was after I learn more about it.
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I disagree with you Brenda. I absolutely love this book so far. I think that Holden is such an original character. Holden always speaks his mind and says exactly what he means. I like his character so much.
I totally agree with you Brenda. I felt that the book seemed to have gone nowhere and I got sick of Holden calling everyone a phony. In fact, I couldn't really stand Holden at all. Something about him just annoyed me. Maybe it was because most of his explanations were something like "it's hard to explain." It also irked me when he constantly used the words phony, boy, really, and no kidding. I know it's supposed to seem like it's a first-hand account, but still. Anyway, overall, I would have to say that I was disappointed with it too.
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