Sunday, February 28, 2010

The Catcher and the Rye


In English class, we have begun reading the book The Catcher and the Rye. In the begining it was not so good, however, it starts getting better. The story, is of this 16 yeard old kid, Holden Caufield, which is expelled for bout the third time from a boarding school. He gets the news before his parents, and before he recieves the word to get out. So he thinks it is better if he just goes away. It would not make a difference anyhow. So on a Saturday night, after getting into a fight, he decides to make a run for it. He packs his bag and goes. In New York, he decides to get a cheap motel, where he plans to spend the last four or five days before his parents have had the notice of his expulsion, when he can go back to his household with his overnerved mother, and father. Holden is a very depresses boy, and sometimes one might think overdepressed. However, as the book progresses, it is clear why he is like that, for example his dead brother, and as mentioned before lunatic parents. The only people who he has a healthy relashionship, are with his siblings(brother and sister) although he considers his brother more of a cool dude that was ruined by by Hollywood (he is an author). At the present moment, he is at the hotel, and has just faked dying, after only taking a beating from the hotel"s janitor (he has very awkward actions). I think this book is going to be good, and it got really better since I began, so much that I've already read five chapters ahead ( I hope Mrs.Feitosa dosn't care...).
Link: http://api.ning.com/files/Las6Fp7IPPtfXQ1Dp0aoWaWNywZhKT7cHc0ib9oidNeS0oR7SjiiIc4FZtWY5V7X1raHSvqxqpM6Jqek4D23VBhTLHCOlEXd/redryebook.jpg

1 comment: