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I finished reading the Catcher in the Rye this morning. It was kind of a strange book to read. There didn't seem to be much in the way of a plot. It seemed at first just to be a retelling of two days of the protagonist's life. I ended up really liking it though. The main character Holden Caulfield's attitude towards growing up is easily identifiable. Holden didn't want to grow up and become apart of the world that he saw around him. He saw all the "phoniness" that comes with being an adult. His overly cynical view of the world led him to isolate himself from others.
Holden's response to Phoebe suggesting that he become a lawyer struck a chord with me. He told her that it would be all right if you went around and saved people all the time, but it didn't work like that. He said they worked so they could make a lot of money and buy cars and drink Martinis and be a hotshot. He also said that even if you did save people all the time, you might just do it so that people......

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