Now that we have finished Catcher in the Rye, I've had time to reflect on my feelings about this book. Holden was an ass, but an enjoyable character for the most part. I felt like the story didn't really go anywhere and nothing really happened; however, the ending was actually kind of sweet. My favorite part of this start was the setting, New York City.
New York City is one of my favorite places to go in the whole wide world. I feel like every time I go I find a million more things I love about the city. Reading this book and hearing him talk about the different places he goes really enhanced my reading experience. I especially loved that he talked about Central Park. Even though if I remember correctly he was quite intoxicated when he stumbled through there. Central park is absolutely beautiful and a real gem in midst of the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple.
It is also very interesting that the sight of John Lennon's murder was right across the street from Central Park outside the Dakota Apartments. We all know from class that the man who murdered Lennon, Mark David Chapman had a great obsession with the Catcher in the Rye.
I want to go to New York so bad! And reading this book made me want to go even more and see the places he was talking about and I think it's awesome that you can relate to what he's experiencing. It sounds like an amazing place and you made some good connections with the book. Nice post Logan(:
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