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Melodramatic, yes -- I mean, he IS a teenager. But slow? The book's a quick little read, no matter how you feel about Holden Caulfield.
Brendan Berls about 1 year agoI agree: The kid IS a teenager, but he's not just melodramatic--he's really lonely!
I feel for the guy, I really do. Don't get me wrong, I don't really know him too well, but he reminds me of a kid I used to know. We used to hang out a lot, me and this kid, and one day he just kind of lost it. Or, I should speak more accurately, I relate with Holden a whole hell of a lot.
A good, short read and a wonderful insight to a teenage mental breakdown =P
Calvin Monteros about 1 year agoHolden seems melodramatic simply because you are seeing all of his thoughts about the world around him. This is one reason why i love this book. Holden describes the things around him and the events in his life in the way that any teenager would yet it is often hard to convey this through words. As far as slow, haha, this is one book that i can absolutely sit down and read in one day.
Jake Snyder about 1 year agoi agree with you all. Holden does act a bit melodramatic at times but not during the whole book. i feel that it can be slow to someone that doesnt WANT to read it and itsnt reading it for enjoyment the first time but trying to find all the deeper in it. I knew nothing about it when i read it the first time other then the fact that John Lennon's killer had it in his shrine. i found it to be a very quick read, also because nothing really happens and i kept thinking that eventually something big would happen and i wanted to find out what it would be! haha so much for that wishful thinking. regardless i stillt hink it is an amzing book.
Facebook-användare about 1 year agohilarious
Facebook-användare about 1 year agosomething did happen though! when holden's sister is introduced was when i felt that the story quickened and that the book started to come to a close. when holden was at the zoo and watched his sister on the merry-go-round, i feel anyways that, holden started to grow up and get out of that melodrama that has been mentioned so often in this topic. side note: i think its great that his little sister is more mature than holden himself and that she is the one that "saves" him.
James McDonnell about 1 year agoHaha That's the beauty of it! Holden is the ultimate cynic. Can't we all relate?
Rebecca Plant about 1 year agohis sister reminds me of my sister.
Amirul Mokhtar about 1 year agoI dont think holden is the ultimate cynic i find him to be slighty annoying and contradicting to his ideologys throught the book
Facebook-användare about 1 year agothe book was enjoyable untill the ending.
Ideologies are always contradictory - not meaning to sound pedantic - that is the nature of existence. This makes Holden Caulfield all the more real. There is a trouble with creating characters like this, but because Holden Caulfield is a teenager, and a trouble teenager at that - it is his belief of this that makes him troubled, not his actions - Salinger pulls it off superbly. Truly insightful.
Facebook-användare about 1 year agoone of the worst books I have ever read, hours of my life i will never get back. What the hell was the point of this book??
Facebook-användare about 1 year agoyou'll never get the point of this book as your fav one is The Alchemist...
Facebook-användare about 1 year agolol
it makes sense!
At the same time, just to get my two cents in (and i haven't even really read the rest of the thread, so forgive me)...
Amanda Hugheston Bullwinkel about 1 year agoA novel, or any piece of art out there, whether it be a painting, a film...does not necessarily have to be enjoyable to the audience in order to be "good," or thought provoking. Often, it takes the push of a negative emotion to provoke thoughts and personal realizations. The book might have seemed slow, or unrealistic, or annoying even, but did that make it bad art? Don't you think a writer as brilliant as Salinger made the narrative a bit annoying and cynical on purpose? obviously.
I mean, were you expecting the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants?? This cuts deeper than that rubbish, has a more personal and psychological meaning.
If everything were marshmallows and butterflies, what would we learn?
For example, (and in a different medium) films, such as Hotel Rwanda juxtapose the ills and the courage of humans. Watching this film is, by no means, a walk in the park. But was it anything less than a remarkable, revolutionary piece of art?
(Back to Catcher) Plus, it is beautifully written, and Salingers characters and dialogue always win me over, especially in "Franny and Zoe," and "Nine Stories." Catcher is for sure not my favorite Salinger piece, but i highly recommend the other two I have mentioned.
I also recommend the film Buffalo 66 for those who like Salinger...its absolutely beautiful/hysterical.
I think it's one of those books that you totally get or not get at all. It's a very simple novel to read unlike most other classics. The protagonist is very flawed and it starts with him getting expelled from school and then just moving through life. The novel is always in movement and his mind is always in flux about everything. His one saving grace is his desire to keep kids innocent and safe. Hence the title referring to his desire to catch children before they fall over the rye. Also even though he is somewhat crass, he wants to shield his sister from profane graffiti he sees written on the wall. He is searching and moving from one place to another through the whole novel then at the end while watching his sister on the carousel, he realizes he was just going around in circles too except he cannot enjoy these childish endeavors anymore. Then he gets sick and is motionless suggesting he is not floundering around anymore and has grown up.
Facebook-användare about 1 year agoThe thing about Holden Caufield is that he isn't likable in the least. You DON'T want to be this kid, unlike the protagonists in most other coming-of-age novels, which is ultimately why this book works so well - you don't want to be / be with Holden, but he is someone you secretly know yourself to be - and as John Green says, that is ultimately much more interesting.
I mean seriously, screw Edward Cullen and all these "perfect" teenagers that are so present in today's young-adult literature - teenagers tend to be melodramatic and annoying and selfish - J.D. Salinger understood that.
Ryan Dischinger about 1 year agoMelodramatic? why won't you all get off of his nuts. The kid is a teenager, he got kicked out of Pencey, his ass beat by Stradlater, then he got his ass beat by Maurice, then he lost his date in Salley, got ditched by a high school friend, breaks the record for Phoebe, loses all of his money, has to accept Christmas money from his kid sister, gets treated in a "perverty" manner by Mr. Antolini, has to sleep as a homeless, and on top of all this, he has to go to school again!! And you think hes melodramatic for no reason?
Facebook-användare 6 months agoI agree with Jake. I read it as a teen and could totally relate to his feelings of isolation and his beginning to see the traps on conventionalism in our society. He had a very difficult time because he was a non-conformer. I admired his character and thought he was rather self absorbed but who isn't as a teen? It was very true to life in my opinion. Even the part where everything looks surreal to him and he goes to cross a street and feels it's taking forever to reach the other side. He was kind of messed up. That's what happens when you learn to be yourself and not just follow the rules that don't mean anything..It's painful until you realize that all the others are a bunch of saps.
Maggie Groves Corsaro 4 months ago