The Catcher in the Rye ( 151 - 214 )

Summary 
      In these last chapters I think Holden learned a lot about himself and his life. I could tell that out of everyone in his life he cares a lot about his sister. He has a huge connection with her and speaks about her in such a positive way. Like, hes always telling me, the reader how much we have to meet her. In the story, after he finally gets to see his sister he leaves this house so that his parents won't see him.  He goes then to his old teachers house with was nice enough to let him stay over for the night and the teacher gives him so long speech basically telling him to get it together with his life and go to school and try harder. When he left his teachers house he some how decided that he was going to now leave and finally make his master plan to go far away from everyone and everything else in action. But, when Phoebe was trying to come a long with him and he said no he changed his mind about going. She wanted him to stay and he did at that moment choose to not leave. I think that was a turning point for him so how cause, he was so into starting a new life away from everything to just change his mind and actually stay. After reading this story I could see how it really is a Bildungsroman. For one Holden left a place of comfortability which wasn't just leaving Percey Prep but, it was him being on his own for once. And in the end he finally had his coming of age point when he was like he was going to go back him and in the last chapter he said that he had planned are trying harder in school. He finally came to his senses. Holden's coming of age point was different from one would usually expect giving the fact that his brother Allie did pass away and that usually is a coming of age point. But, it might of been the exact reason why it took him so long to get to that point.

Quote : " Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody ," ( Salinger 214).

Reaction : I like this quote a lot for many reasons for one I think it was a great way to end the book. When he says this its like he's giving us, the readers advice on life. It's like hes talking directly to me and I understand where he is coming from by saying this. This quote also helps me understand why Holden is the way he is. And why he's not close to anyone. Which makes me question, because he was so close to his brother that passed away is that the reason why he's more distant to everyone ? This ending to the story makes me think and wonder whats going to happen to Holden in the future. It kind of makes me hope and want them to make a second book continuing where they left off.