Thursday, March 5, 2015
Relating to The Characters
After reading all three novels I think they all share at least one aspect that we all can relate to. For me, Holden's inability to handle bullshit is something I can really agree on. He can't handle when people are phony or stupid. It really ticks him off. With Stephen I can relate to how you can get so wrapped up in your own thoughts that it is hard to imagine other peoples lives. Luckily, I've seemed to outgrow that one at least a bit. I used to just kind of think of what I would do with my life and seemed to be unaware of everyone around me sharing the same thoughts and having a similar motivation. Esther was definitely the hardest to relate to but there are some moments of true hurt where I could remember back to a time when I had felt similar. I feel like it makes me much more sympathetic to Esther just due to the fact that the connection is much deeper. I am more just curious if you guys felt anything similar with any of the characters.
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So far, I have felt the most connection with Holden. From the way that he doesn't like taking bullshit from anybody, to the way that he can still be a little carefree. But the overarching thing was that he cares when his actions could affect the lives of close friends or family. The stairs scene near the end of the book is a good example of that, when Phoebe shows up with a suitcase, and Holden kind of wakes up from his spell.
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