Re: view point
akemi deherrera (de9926ak@uscolo.edu)
Fri, 23 Oct 1998 11:35:46 -0600 (MDT)
Not having read Catcher when I was a teenager I can't say what it was like
however, reading it as an adult was great. I agree with Dave reading
Catcher as an adult, I believe you are still able to experience the book
to its fullest. I do agree with Camille also though. I think if I read
Catcher as a teenager I would have been able to identify with Holden's
feelings of confusion. I think at any age you read Catcher it is
revealing and entertaining. I think any person at any age can learn and
enjoy.
akemi
On Fri, 23 Oct 1998, David Schrimpf wrote:
> 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
>
>