The Catcher in the Rye (70th Anniversary Edition)
by H
About This Novel
My name is Holden, I am 16 years old, almost 1.9 Meters tall, and have gray hair on half of my head. But my dad says I look like a kid, okay, but I still feel like I'm much more mature than my actual age. If you are willing to listen, let me tell you about some ridiculous things I did a while ago. First of all, I failed the exam. For example, when writing essays, I like to express what's in my heart, but they care more about whether you use punctuation correctly. If you express yourself freely, you deserve a low score. I didn't study hard in some subjects, but I still respected the teacher very much, but he didn't save any face for me, which made me sad. Not long ago, a boy jumped out of the dormitory window, but nothing happened to his bullies... I bought a red hunting hat. I might be considered a weirdo, but I feel pretty cool wearing it. My narcissistic roommate asked me to help him with his homework because he had to go on a date. My date was a girl I had a crush on, but he couldn't even remember her name correctly. I had a fight with that kid. To be precise, I scolded him and got beaten. I was not in a good mood and wanted to give myself two days off and go to the city to relax. Yet everyone I meet makes me sadder. I asked the taxi driver where the wild ducks went to spend the winter after the lake in the park froze. I asked my well-informed classmates, what is the relationship between love and sex? I asked my trusted teacher if there was only one standard answer in life? No one answered me. I feel so uncomfortable that I want to escape from here and find a peaceful place to spend the rest of my life, but I am also afraid that my mother will collapse. I want to be a catcher in the rye and catch those children running towards the cliff. But will anyone catch me... There are too many books teaching people how to grow, but this book shows what growth really looks like. Let everyone who is young or has been young feel sad.
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