Who Is The Real Self-Absorbed Phony? | The Catcher In The Rye (J.D. Salinger)
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Show Notes
This is a classic that I just don't get?
'The Catcher In The Rye' by J.D. Salinger is a fictional coming of age story about a rebellious teen in New York City. Holden Caulfield is expelled from an elite school and fills a couple of days with activities (illegal and otherwise) before returning home to confront his parents with the news.
I summarised the book as follows. "If you want a whiny self-absorbed kid, you've got the right book. Maybe this resonated with the time but I feel no connection to Holden nor his predicament/way of life. Maybe he needs some phoniness because I really see no positive aspects in him as a character and adding in the stylistic choices of the repetitive writing made me give it a pretty low rating."
I hope you have a fantastic day wherever you are in the world. Kyrin out!
Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro
(0:25) - Synopsis
(1:44) - Self-Absorption: The result of not being a phony
(8:45) - Observations/Takeaways
(12:33) - Summary
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