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<blockquote data-quote="DamienCasanova" data-source="post: 919986" data-attributes="member: 9694">Re: Catcher in the RyeI think it's an excellent book, and a literary classic.Holden Caulfield isn't a typical sympathetic narrator though, I don't think you're really supposed to like him at all.&nbsp; I think he's entertaining in an anti-establishment and rebellious sort of way, at first it's kind of funny how he tells everyone off and calls everyone phony.&nbsp; But the more you learn about him the more you realize you are in the mind of a man who is slowly losing his sanity and his grip on reality.&nbsp; I've read it in different times in my life and had very different reactions to it as well. When I was in high school it was a funny rebellious book to me, as an adult it's more of a reality kick to the face for today's youth.&nbsp; It's also quite realistic, young adulthood/college is the most likely time for people to develop mental illnesses, and it's a very true to life picture of a boy trying and struggling to be a man, but coming apart at the seams internally and externally.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DamienCasanova, post: 919986, member: 9694"] Re: Catcher in the Rye I think it's an excellent book, and a literary classic. Holden Caulfield isn't a typical sympathetic narrator though, I don't think you're really supposed to like him at all. I think he's entertaining in an anti-establishment and rebellious sort of way, at first it's kind of funny how he tells everyone off and calls everyone phony. But the more you learn about him the more you realize you are in the mind of a man who is slowly losing his sanity and his grip on reality. I've read it in different times in my life and had very different reactions to it as well. When I was in high school it was a funny rebellious book to me, as an adult it's more of a reality kick to the face for today's youth. It's also quite realistic, young adulthood/college is the most likely time for people to develop mental illnesses, and it's a very true to life picture of a boy trying and struggling to be a man, but coming apart at the seams internally and externally. [/QUOTE]

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