What can we learn from this
book? Hmmm…maybe if you let every little
thing make you unhappy then you will be a miserable person like Holden was no
offense. If something bad happens,
people need to learn to get over it and think of the positive things in life
instead. This may be difficult for some
people, say, if they are in need, sick, or making a big change in their
lives. It is possible, though. A good thing to have in such times would be a
safe and healthy defense mechanism.
Holden, clearly, did not have one thus he was so miserable. A defense mechanism may not take the problem
away and it does not necessarily guarantee that you will feel great all of the
time, but if chosen correctly it could help significantly. There is a time for everything, a time to be
young and a time to grow old. When that
season comes, a person has to be willing to accept it.
Holden is
without a doubt a timeless character. What he is going through mentally
throughout the book so many other teenagers are going through right now around the world. He wants to become an adult and associate
with others but he also still wants to remain the boy that he was years
earlier. He has a hard time letting go
of his past and is uncertain about his future.
At one point he asks Sally to run away with him, they can live in a
cabin together, and he would find a job (Salinger 71). This statement shows that he feels he is
ready for the adult world, but he mixes it up in a childish way. Running away is an idea that one might expect
an angry kid to have, not an adult. We
still read this book because of its timeless messages that everyone is crazy
and that depression is common in many teenagers but it is only a stage.
Salinger, J. D. The Catcher in the Rye. Boston: Little, Brown, 1951. Print.
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