Catcher Finale

The Catcher in the Rye was a pretty cool book even though I hated Holden. He lied all the time and turned out to be one of the phonies that he frequently criticized. I would compare Holden to the main character in the movie Liar Liar, except he never begins to tell the truth. Holden even goes beyond the frequecy of the lying of Fletcher Reede, the guy from Liar Liar, by lying even when he does not need to. He lies just for the fun of it and it really pisses me off. The only thing that agreed with him about was the people around him being "phonies" which I felt was very true. That is also true in the real world. People are always trying to look cool and act cool, and trying to be things that they are not. I hate that just as much as the lying because I don't think that a person should try to change who they are just to be liked by other people. I was surprised that I liked a book in which I hated the main character, but Catcher in the Rye turned out to be pretty good.

Cather First Half

The Catcher in the Rye is better than most of the other books we have read through the course of our round robin. The main character, Holden, is really interesting. He cruises through life without any concern for his future. Holden Reminds me of a preppy version of John Bender, the trouble maker from the breakfast club. Both of them don't care about their schoolwork or what happens to them, and they also don't care what people or society thinks of them. Holden gets kicked out of many schools because his uncaring attitude towards school, while Bender just gets a lot of detentions. My favorite part about the first half of the novel was when Holden had to talk to his history teacher. It was a really awkward conversation because he had given Holden an F. I thought it was a cool part because i hate talking to old people because any conversation you have with them is going to be awkward, no matter what you talk about. It was funny when Holden was realizing that his teacher's old, bumpy chest was sticking out which is horribly disgusting.

The Bell Jar is Finished

The Bell Jar turned outtobe another depressing book. I can't stand how Esther tries to kill herself multiple times. She is just a crazy girl whoshould never have been let out of that mental hospital because she is an unstable danger toherself and others. This book reminded me of the TV show Sex in the City, especially when the novel mentioned her writing in the city for the magazine. Esther would be Carrie, a writer just like her, and all of her friends in the city would be just like Carrie's friendson the TV show. The only diference is that Esther has hollo, almost non-existent relationships with the girls she calls friends in the city,while Carrie is very close to her friends and is very emotionally attached. The one major similarity would be The relationships that both Carrie and Esther share with the men that they date. Both find men that they are not usually happy with, especially Esther, and they never find the true connection that they are searching for. Both women are upset and disappointed due to their failure to find the right man, except that Esther resorts to suicide to releive her unhappiness. I know people in my life who have experienced depression, but never got to the point where they wished to take their own life. Esther must have been extremely troubled to try to kill herself multiple times. Althogh this book was not at all cheerful, I liked it better than most of the other books we have read.

The Bell Jarar

This book kind of reminds me of the Awakening, in that Esther is very negetive just like Edna in the Awakening. This book also has a woman as the main character and i am getting sick of all the feminen feelings and garbage. The negetive attitude is very depressing, i mean why can't anyone in the books we read be happy ever. Even in The House on Mango Street, the main character Esperanza is a woman and is always talking about her feelings and is never happy with her life. It gets dumb and just boring when no one we read about is enjoying their lives. This book is still better than the Awakening though which is a relief because i dont know what i would have done if i had to read another billboard quality book.