Rocky’s Reviews > The Catcher in the Rye > Status Update

holder’s been getting into a lot of confrontation & hasn’t handled them well. i’m surprised he hasn’t just gone home, he’s determined not to. he does a lot of reminiscing these couple of chapters & he has a very vivid imagination. i honestly can’t wait for him to finally meet up with jane because he talks about her a lot.

holden is kind of an asshole & rude but you can tell it’s because of his age. but i also think he’s kind of mature for his age as well. he complains too. i can tell the he hates being alone & he really wants a friend. a GOOD friend, like jane gallagher. he speaks very fond of people that he cares about but anyone else he’s down talking them.

in these next two chapters, we get to meet ackley & stradlater. two guys who are basically the same person but carry themselves differently. with this description you can see how holden interacts with them both. as i’m reading i’m starting to understand holden a little more as the main character. he’s very relatable when it comes to is emotions & personality. also with how interacts with certain things & people

Holden seems like a person who take doesn’t touch much bs from people. He likes to live realistically but also keep a connection to his childhood. In these first two chapters i’m getting a sense of his personality & i can kind of relate to him in a way.