Today, I read Catcher in the Rye up to Chapter 6. The story went through Holden's night at the dorm. We met Ackley, one of his roommates, and we also met Stradlater, Holden's closest roommate. Holden to me is a very unique and intriguing character. I don't know too much about him quite yet, but I do know that he is somewhat of a free spirit, that he does what he wants and no one can really make him change. I also know that he doesn't really have any super close friends at Pencey. When he yelled and woke everyone up as he was leaving, it made me think that Holden just didn't care. It says, "I was sort of crying. I don't know why. I put my red hunting hat on, and turned the peak around to the back, the way I liked it, and then I yelled at the top of my goddam voice, 'Sleep tight, ya morons!' I'll bet I woke up every bastard on the whole floor." Also, when Holden talks about toying with joining a monastery, I realized something. Holden likes to be alone, and this book from his point of view sort of also proves that. I don't like how bitter he is about a lot of things, and how he does not speak his full mind if he has a problem, like when Stradlater went out with Jane. The video on the unreliable narrator does play a part here. I thought that the whole idea of Holden saying things about himself that weren't entirely accurate, but then Salinger coming in and giving hints to what were accurate was spot on. I think that I will find more evidence for this later on in the book as we learn more about Holden, but right now I can see how he could potentially be an unreliable narrator.
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Garreth Heidt
12/21/2016 06:30:55 pm
This is just a spot on observation: Holden likes to be alone, and this book from his point of view sort of also proves that
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