Week of 1/11/11 - TCITR Thoughts

From this week's reading we found ourselves learning much more about the way Holden works, and watched him work his way through the beginning of life after Pencey. Now, onto my thoughts on the questions. First, Holden cannot stop himself from thinking about Jane, what they did in the past, the times they had together, and how he wants to 'reunite' with her, or at least talk to her. She is very influential to him as a character, and I assume she will be involved throughout the story. Next, about what Holden said about things being 'ruined'. I think whether this is true or not depends on whether you believe something can truly be 'ruined'. In my opinion, only you can stop yourself from something you want, not someone else. Lastly, no one has ever 'ruined' something for me that I can remember, so I have nothing to say on this matter.