The Catcher in the Rye

Reading books

    Before i took this class, i was never a reader. In fact, i never liked reading. That is until i started reading the books from the literature class, and The Catcher in the Rye was the first book i got to read for the class.  The novel is more than that, however, it showed me the view of a slightly troubled teenager's life. 

    The novel showed me a glimpse of the life of a person with depression and possible other mental illnesses. And i believe the novel thought me the joy of reading.

    I believe this book will be the first of many other novels i will read in the future.

Quotes

 “Life is a game, boy. Life is a game that one plays according to the rule."

Yes, sir. I know it is. I know it."

Game, my ass. Some game. If you get on the side where all the hot-shots are, then it's a game, all right-I'll admit that. But if you get on the other side, where there aren't any hot-shots, then what's a game about it? Nothing. No game.”
― J.D. Salinger, The Catcher In The Rye

    The catcher in the rye is known for its relatability. For me, this quote felt true than any others out there. I'm not much of a reader. Truth is just thinking about book bored me beyond any other things out there. But this book, i have to say, changed my point of view. I never experienced what i felt reading this book before.
    The book, revolves around a high school student, Holden Caulfield, who's going through a tough time after he get expelled from the high school he was attending. He drifts around without clear destination, and eventually reaches mentally unstable states.
    While i was reading the book, i couldn't help myself but feel related to Holden every steps of his journey.  My high school days didn't reached the extreme he reached (not even close to it). But i remember drifting around with not even a faint goal in mind, just like Holden.


 
“But what I mean is, lots of time you don’t know what interests you most till you start talking about something that doesn’t interest you most. I mean you can’t help it sometimes.” 
― J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye