6- Catcher in the rye

The question for this blog is "Why do we still read this book?" For the last novel I read, I find this question hard to answer, just like I did for The Old Man and the Sea. I had to get some different opinions from my friends that time, but this time I think I am just going to ramble on until I think I am on the right track.

Why do we still read Catcher in the Rye? Why do we read anything? For enjoyment, I assume. You would not read something unless you enjoyed it or you were forced.

I would also think it is safe to say the feeling you get from this book is a reason we still read it. It made me think about my life. It's hard to explain in words. It's like I tried to look at my life with the same perspective that Holden has on his. Sometimes I would sit the book down and think about what I just read and how I could write like J.D. Salinger. I just want half of his creativity and I would be set for life. Maybe that in itself is a reason we read this story.

Holden is my favorite character of all time in any book. I already did plenty of blogs on how I love his way of thinking, so I am not going to continue my rant on that.

What can you learn from reading this novel? Well, personally I learned to look at life in a different way. I realized that there is more to life than what is currently bothering me. I need some more words, so I am going to continue rambling about nothing. So, uh, yeah.

I guess Holden's view on life never gets old. Even now people wish they could be more like him. Well, at least I do.

Salinger, J. D. The Catcher in the Rye. Boston: Little, Brown, 2001. Print.