The Catcher In The Rye

       The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger is a good book with a great sense of humor and it delivers a more unique atmosphere than I'm used to.  For instance, I'm halfway through the book and not even a day has passed, Holden is still experiencing his night-time New York City adventures.  My opinion of the book is definitely a positive one because J.D. makes teenagers feel right at home with the relatable, and slightly vulgar, things that happen to Holden (not all of these things i related to).  One book that relates a lot to The Catcher In The Rye is Tom Sawyer because both stories have a troublemaker boy in them and they're always getting into quirky and even laughable situations.  When Holden leaves the academy and Tom runs away to the island, they both haven't quite accepted something that they need to learn to accept.  Growing up.  This is a very important theme in both novels because neither boy has never really understood what is going to happen later in their lives, they don't care, they just want to live their lives as ambitiously and recklessly as they possibly can before it all comes crashing down on them.

       For a creative project, our group is thinking about doing a rap about the characters, story, plot, theme, everything into a sick beat.  Overall, The Catcher In The Rye has been a crazy book so far, partly because Holden's so irresponsible.  I think the novel is like when you close your eyes on a roller coaster because you know something crazy's going to happen, you just don't know when.