Thursday, January 28, 2010
Catcher In The Rye
When I really worry about something, I don't just fool around. I even have to go to the bathroom when I worry about something. Only, I don't go. I'm too worried to go. I don't want to interrupt my worrying to go.
The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield in Chapter 6
If you've never read "The Catcher In The Rye" then you probably didn't go to school. No offense meant but anyone who ever went through an English Lit class has read this book. J. D. Salinger, the author and recluse, who lived in Cornish, New Hampshire died today. He wrote other novels and short stories, but none like the story of the original protagonist, Holden Caulfield. He said that he wrote for himself, not others, and it is thought that most of his best work is locked away somewhere. Maybe someday we'll get to read it.
POSTED BY STAN on January 28, 2010
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I don't think I ever read it is school (may or may not have been assigned). I didn't read it until I was 31 years old. I have read it a handful of times since then though!
Posted by: PG | January 29, 2010 01:02 PM