The Catcher In the Rye (So Far)

As Mr. Kunkle already knows, I've decided to annotate my copy of the book with sticky notes. I've always wanted to own my very own copy of The Catcher In the Rye and I didn't want to mark it up with a bunch of words that I'm only putting in the book for a class. So after we finish this book, I'll be able to remove all the sticky notes and the book will be free of vandalism.

Back to the book, I'm enjoying it. Though the main character's personality isn't my favorite, J.D. Salinger has a special skill of keeping the reader engaged in the story. Nothing too jaw-dropping has happened in the book yet, but I'm still intrigued by the storyline.

Holden is definitely a complex character. Under all the crude remarks about other people and why his life is so terrible, you can see that there is something wrong with the boy. His psychological troubles are the source of why he reads off as a haphazard character. His mental flaws are what really draws you in as a reader. Sometimes you think his cynical attitude can be entertaining. Other times you question if the boy belongs in a room with spongy walls. Either way he is just a mere reflection of how we as people think. We say one thing but we mean the other. We criticize those around us, yet every now and then we dump on ourselves. We judge. We lie. We snark. Holden is just are more dramatized version of ourselves.

I'm still trying to find how this book inspired that psycho to kill John Lennon. So far the worst I think a person would want to do after reading this book would be to swear uncontrollably.

Anyway, the book is fun so far. I'm looking forward to seeing how it ends.