Re: view point

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Camille Scaysbrook said:

> >I figure
> > she must have missed the point of the story or read it as 
> an adult with
> little
> > understanding of teenage feelings/thoughts

I dunno, I think Catcher is even more touching  and 
effective when
you read it as an adult. That way you're not *relating* to 
Holden, 
 you're kinda looking at him and recognizing some of the 
thoughts
 you had when you were his age (and some you still have, I 
know) 
and you can kinda laugh and appreciate it all. 

What I'm trying to say is that whether this english teacher 
read
the book as a teenager or an adult shouldn't make a 
difference. If
you don't GET The Catcher in the Rye, then you don't get 
it. At
any age.

Dave

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