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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
The more you read the book, the more you learn cause it keeps changing. Holden Caulfield is such a well developed character you end up knowing so personally by the end. There’s so much that is conveyed in not a very long book and that’s incredible.
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
La adolescencia y sus manerismos con la juventud son ilustrados muy bien en el libro. El como el protagonista cae en la bebida, involucrarse con un proxeneta y verse expuesto a tantos peligros a corta edad, muestra los peligros a los que se dirige si no da un vuelco en su vida, y toma las riendas de su expectativas pretenciosas de todo lo que conoce.
Muchos problemas por los que pasa están dados por su posición hacia la vida, hacia las personas y como él espera que sean las cosas.
Sin embargo, como lo señala el profesor de su antigua escuela, es posible redimirse aunque sea duro, y el adolescente desastroso que se retrata en la obra puede superar sus problemas si da cuenta de algo que lo inspire (como se da a entender en la situacion descrita por él como guardían de los niños) y se dedica de lleno a ello.
Muchos problemas por los que pasa están dados por su posición hacia la vida, hacia las personas y como él espera que sean las cosas.
Sin embargo, como lo señala el profesor de su antigua escuela, es posible redimirse aunque sea duro, y el adolescente desastroso que se retrata en la obra puede superar sus problemas si da cuenta de algo que lo inspire (como se da a entender en la situacion descrita por él como guardían de los niños) y se dedica de lleno a ello.
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really liked it! I loved Holden's voice throughout this, and the conversational style meant Salinger didn't waste time describing irrelevant things. Just got right into it.
fast-paced
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was lead to believe that this book sucks and nobody should read it. I see now that the modern book culture has influenced me again. I really enjoyed this story, and the sexism, racism and homophobia are incredibly tame for a book written in 1951. I don't know Salinger's personal opinions, but the decision to make the protagonist narrate the story made me take everything he said with a grain of salt. An unreliable narrator, as they say. Holden is very unlikeable which was refreshing. It feels like protagonists are never unlikeable or bad anymore, at least not without some sort of redemption arc. Spoiler: He doesn't get one. He just sucks. And he is allowed to exist like that. We get to see the world through his whiny teenage lense. It's been a while since I've been in the mood to pick up a book and keep reading. Don't believe all you hear. Read and make up your own conclusions. Holden is very whiny though, I discovered that to be true.