This is my Catcher in the Rye blog for Mrs. Jorgensen's American Literature Class. Me being Alex Prinsen.
After reading chapter's 1-7 I still don't give two shits about Holden Caulfield. My guess is he wouldn't give two shits about me either: Aside from the fact that he's simply a collection of I's and me's in a piece of classical literature called 'Catcher in the Rye' he doesn't feel very strongly about anything. He frequently contradicts himself, with intermixed feelings of contempt and pity for the people around him. The only strong feelings he posesses are similar aversions to Sex and Aging. More complex human affairs make him uncomfortable, I wouldn't be surprised if he kills himself at the end of the book, but that would be too gimicky for a classic.
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Do you think Holden represents teenagers or is he nothing but an outdated angry teenager? My perception during my first reading was very similar to yours...now that I'm on my third, I can't help but see it as a masterpiece! Since then, I can't think about a piece of modern literature that wasn't shaped and molded by Salinger's creation of Holden.
ReplyDeleteI would challenge your 'doesn't feel very strongly about anything' statement...I think he cares more than what he lets on.
I enjoyed your symbols today. The read hunting hat as a mask was very insightful!
That is exactly how i felt about the book at the begining aswell but later i learned to over analize it to the point of interest.
ReplyDeleteThis is a sweet post Alex. I like how you are so open to what you actually feel. I didn't really care too much about Holden either at first but I start to see the similarities between Holden and teens.
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