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*Spoilers possible* The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas - Reading as an adult - interpretations
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I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected to. Yes, Holden is annoying and I think Salinger takes the whole angsty teen caricature a bit too far (I'm slightly offended by the sentiment that it rings so true to teenagers, as I hate to think I was so shallow and gullible a teen reader!), but I found myself caring about his future, wanting to keep reading to see what happened next.
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It was a wintry day in December 2005 when I laid my hands on this book after persistent remarks by a friend saying "you are going to Love Holden Caulfield man, you are going to love this book for your life, if you read it once". It was a statement that could turn on any book reader/lover. I took 'Catcher in the Rye' in my hand and the first thing I searched in the dictionary was the meaning of the word RYE. The meaning didn't satisfy me so I thought i will get to know the meaning of the title wh
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Wow, how 25 years can change one's impression of a classic! This has been a favorite of mine ever since I read it in high school English class, but I never realized Holden Caulfield was a manic depressive. There are some heavy issues in this book that were completely missed by my 16-year-old self that are now pretty clear. I'm actually amazed this was part of my high school curriculum. Apparently it's one of those books that has many faces, and its value or meaning is determined by the reader's
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