Excitement

I recently bought a Catcher in the Rye shirt in Florida when I was on vacation. I bought it because I really enjoy this book. In this blog, I want to discuss the following passage found on page 184. This passage was said by Holden to Mr. Antolini about a speech that Holden heard from one of his classmates. This passage is one of the reasons I love this book a bought a shirt with it on it.

“Yes- I don’t know. I guess he should. I mean I guess he should’ve picked his uncle as a subject, instead of the farm, if that interested him most. But what I mean is, lots of time you don’t know what interests you most till you start talking about something that doesn’t interest you most. I mean you can’t help it sometimes. What I think is, you’re supposed to leave somebody alone if he’s at least being interesting and he’s getting all excited about something. I like it when somebody gets excited about something. It’s nice” (Salinger 185).

This passage makes me love Holden even more. I love his way of thinking. I do not care if it is off topic and random and in grave detail. I love it. I too love it when people get excited about things. It’s a marvelous thing. I love to get excited myself. It makes you realize that even after a boring couple of months, or years, there is still something to get excited for. Without excitement, life can be way too dull. Holden just lets his mind run. A lot of people would be annoying when they do this, but he is very interesting. I cannot get over how amazing this passage is. It is one of my favorites in the book.

I get excited when other people get excited. That is why it is good to be alone when there is something to be excited for, like Holden says. I get excited when my friends get excited, and when I get home I realize that I sometimes do not have a care in the world about the reason I got excited for. I love Holden.

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