Catcher In The Rye Dialectical Journal
Chapter One
I can relate to Holden Caulfiled because he refuses to talk about his early life. I do not like to talk about my early life because those memories can be very emotional. Holden seems to not like his brother D.B. because he hints that he is bitter because he sold out to Hollywood. Unlike me, my brother and I get along very well. Holden also goes to a private school called Pencey Prep, and does not seem to like it. He is failing many of his classes. I am a bright kid, but I do not do as well as I am able to in school either mostly because I just get lazy to do the work, and hold things off to the last minutes. Holden has no interest in football. The Saturday before Christmas vacation begins, Holden stands on Thomsen …show more content…
However, the important quote “Life is a game, boy. Life is a game that one plays according to the rules” is introduced in this chapter. Life definitely is a game that everyone has to play everyday. Depending on what you do in life, the rules change. For example, living in the United States, you have more freedom and can do mostly whatever you want. However, under a dictatorship you do not have many rights, and women are not treated equally.
Chapter Three & Four
Chapter three is also a short chapter. We are introduced to another quote: “‘This is a people shooting hat,’ I said. ‘I shoot people in this hat.’” These chapters establish the way Holden interacts with his peers. Holden despises “phonies”—people whose surface behavior distorts or disguises their inner feelings. Even his brother D. B. incurs his displeasure by accepting a big paycheck to write for the movies; Holden considers the movies to be the phoniest of the phony and emphasizes throughout the book the loathing he has for Hollywood. The quote is significant because Holden does not get along with his peers. Holden is surrounded by phonies in his prep school. Holden especially does not like Stradlater, but despite their problems and flaws, he acts with basic kindness towards
I can relate to Holden Caulfiled because he refuses to talk about his early life. I do not like to talk about my early life because those memories can be very emotional. Holden seems to not like his brother D.B. because he hints that he is bitter because he sold out to Hollywood. Unlike me, my brother and I get along very well. Holden also goes to a private school called Pencey Prep, and does not seem to like it. He is failing many of his classes. I am a bright kid, but I do not do as well as I am able to in school either mostly because I just get lazy to do the work, and hold things off to the last minutes. Holden has no interest in football. The Saturday before Christmas vacation begins, Holden stands on Thomsen …show more content…
However, the important quote “Life is a game, boy. Life is a game that one plays according to the rules” is introduced in this chapter. Life definitely is a game that everyone has to play everyday. Depending on what you do in life, the rules change. For example, living in the United States, you have more freedom and can do mostly whatever you want. However, under a dictatorship you do not have many rights, and women are not treated equally.
Chapter Three & Four
Chapter three is also a short chapter. We are introduced to another quote: “‘This is a people shooting hat,’ I said. ‘I shoot people in this hat.’” These chapters establish the way Holden interacts with his peers. Holden despises “phonies”—people whose surface behavior distorts or disguises their inner feelings. Even his brother D. B. incurs his displeasure by accepting a big paycheck to write for the movies; Holden considers the movies to be the phoniest of the phony and emphasizes throughout the book the loathing he has for Hollywood. The quote is significant because Holden does not get along with his peers. Holden is surrounded by phonies in his prep school. Holden especially does not like Stradlater, but despite their problems and flaws, he acts with basic kindness towards