I also obviously have judgement. It's hard not to make judgments, and they are often subconscious. At the beginning, I expected that he was not a kind boy. I had that presumption because for one thing, he is failing his classes, and he is also kind of sarcastic in his manner of speaking. It's easy to forget that just because someone doesn't care about some things, doesn't mean that they don't care about other things. He is actually a lot nicer than a lot of teenagers, because he is thoughtful about things. He notices when something is happening when it is not obvious, like when he is so concerned with the professor feeling the fault of Holden's failure. Holden noticed that was happening. Many teenagers only think about the obvious things because they don't care enough to try to discover other things. They go through life just caring about their own thoughts and feelings, because that is what affects them.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
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I agree completely...Holden actually tries to understand things even when they aren't laid right out in front of him, unlike the others that expect all of what's supposed to be understood to be right there just waiting for their instant gratification. Everything else becomes unimportant in their eyes and they end up missing the big picture.
ReplyDeleteI also felt judgment until I found out about his brother dying. I think that now he might have some kind of reason to be how he is...
ReplyDeletei will admit i only think about the thoughts and feelings of myself for most things....i think that will only change when something makes us. for Holden that was his brother DB going off to hollywood, which Holden hate's and his brother dieng. i don't think we can sympathize with Holden until something like that happens to us..otherwise i think everyone will just think and do for there own benefit, i think Holden is showing us to stop thinking and doing what we want, and even if we are the ones starting to fall off our path as long as we cacth someone else as there falling it's ok.
ReplyDeleteI really like this entry, Rachel. It seems as though you are really attempting to dissect Holden throughout every page of the novel.
ReplyDeleteI definitely think you are picking up on Salinger's way of creating a world around Holden Caulfield. We are able to pick up on insights about him that he does not even realize...how cool is that?!?! Holden definitely has a rough exterior...however, hidden not too far underneath is a broken, alienated teen who is definitely searching for something more... :)
That's kinda nice! I think it's true that teenagers don't really notice the small stuff anymore(especially those kids with the XY chromosones). ANYWAYS, I had kind of the same feeling of not knowing whether I like haulden or not.
ReplyDeleteI agree that people don't want other people to feel fault for their own failure. I sometimes find myself doing that. I also think that people try and push the blame on other people so that they don't feel bad for themselves. I think this kind of thing can go both ways.
ReplyDeleteI didn't read the other comments so i'm sorry if someone else already said this. The reason poeple live their lives based on their own feelings is because it is imposible for them to truly understand anyone elses.
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