The Catcher In The Rye was a very interesting book because of the way the book was written. The book was based on the thoughts of the main character, Holden Caulfield. His mind seemed to wander around and he reminisced about his past often, especially about his dead brother, Allie, and a girl he had feelings for, Jane. Holden had a hard time connecting with people, but he had many thoughts going on in his head. He could be considered “shallow” because of how judgmental his comments were about everything he saw. He called many people “phony” throughout the whole book. By the end of the book, Holden seemed to break out of his “childhood shell” and step into maturity. His little sister, Phoebe, helped him mature without even knowing that she did. As he watched her ride a carousel, he almost cried because he realized how much he loved her and many other people. After failing four schools, it was good to read that Holden felt optimistic about his new school that he would attend in the fall after he recovers from his mental breakdown.
This book was a decent book to read because the text wasn’t too hard to understand but I thought the plot was a little dull and boring. The parts that had my attention were when he was punched in the face by Stradlater and when he mentioned that a former student committed suicide. The ending was quite unclear about the rest of Holden’s life after he was put into a rest home to recover from his breakdown. Overall, the book was enjoyable, along with his crazy thoughts.
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Louise this really goes hand in hand with mine . Our ideas are very similar,but expressed in differnt ways. I can tell you were wish washy of the bok and had some what of a medium perspective of it . good job ! =]
i like how u spoke of how the book was focused on the mindset of holden and how his mind would often wonder back to past experiences. i also agree with your opinion on the plot of the story, it was rather dull and didn't have anything really exciting.
For the future I would recommend skipping the general information that you provide at the opening of your post. Remember that you are writing to a community of readers who are familiar with what happens in the novel. Instead, launch directly into your interpretation and analysis. With that said, I would also recommend that you focus on bringing more of the text itself into your commentary. For example, when you say that Holden's "little sister, Phoebe, helped him mature without even knowing that she did," you might have gone a bit further to support this assertion by pointing to specific moments in the text that support this.
I agree with you on the fact that the book wasn't to hard to read. I loved reading your favorite parts, because they remind me of you and your personality.
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