I read Catcher in the Rye when I was 15. It was not really the best time in my life, and I felt that much of Holden Caulfeid's sentiments strongly resonated with me. Thank you, Mr. Salinger for that story and its insights. I guess it is appropriate to close with something from it:
"Among other things, you'll find that you're not the first person who was ever confused and frightened and even sickened by human behavior. You're by no means alone on that score, you'll be excited and stimulated to know. Many, many men have been just as troubled morally and spiritually as you are right now. Happily, some of them kept records of their troubles. You'll learn from them — if you want to. Just as someday, if you have something to offer, someone will learn something from you. It's a beautiful reciprocal arrangement. And it isn't education. It's history. It's poetry."
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