The First Slice of Rye

I love The Catcher in the Rye. The main character, Holden, seems like a real person that is really talking to you. His outlooks on life are humorous, and his pessimistic approaches to people seem to be about correct. He may miss their good qualities, but I like how he identifies their flaws and is not fooled by their 'phoniness.'

Sometimes, my thoughts remind me a lot of the way Holden thinks. I can relate, in a way. Though most of the time I am basically absentminded, when I do actually let my thoughts run, they can be very similar. I do not distance myself from other people if they are the slightest bit 'phony' though. There would not be a lot of people for me to talk to if I did so. I mean, I am phony in some ways myself. Holden is even phony, as he depicts that he doesn't care about anything, really. But we can decipher that the reason he tries so hard at times to make it seem like he does not care is all a cover for the fact that deep down, he truly does.