The journey :)

The journey of being lost but finding our way there to Dr.Prestons class was a mission. My Friend and I were taking a test and got held up from our teacher and then we got a pass to go to Dr.Prestons and we went to his class , but he wasnt in there. All of a sudden this girl comes out of no where and says that they are in the computer lab in room 620 because its friday. We finally showed and found the class and walked in with Dr.Prestons face in shock , but excitement because we made it. Anyways long story short its friday thank god, but also today i found myelf going on a adventure and journey to find my class... What a day! Happy Friday! Have a good one! :)

Summary of ch. 3 :

“This is a people shooting hat,” I said. “I shoot people in this hat.” 

Holden lives in Ossenburger Hall, which is named after a wealthy Pencey graduate who made a fortune in the discount funeral home business. He is interrupted by Ackley, a pimply student who lives next door. According to Holden, Ackley is a supremely irritating classmate who constantly barges into the room, exhibits disgusting personal habits and poor hygiene, and always acts as if he’s doing others a favor by spending time with them. Holden by cutting his fingernails on the floor, despite Holden’s repeated requests that he stop. He refuses to take Holden’s hints that he ought to leave. When Holden’s handsome and popular roommate, Stradlater, enters, Ackley, who hates Stradlater, quickly returns to his own room.

Summary of ch. 2 :

“Life is a game, boy. Life is a game that one plays according to the rules.” Holden greets Mr. Spencer and his wife in a manner that suggests he is close to them. He is put off by his teacher’s rather decrepit condition but seems otherwise to respect him. Although Spencer clearly feels affection for Holden, he bluntly reminds the boy that he flunked him, and even forces him to listen to the terrible essay he handed in about the ancient Egyptians. Spencer tries to convince Holden to think about his future. Not wanting to be lectured, Holden interrupts Spencer and leaves.

Summary of ch. 1 :

Holden Caulfield writes his story from a rest home to which he has been sent for therapy. He refuses to talk about his early life, mentioning only that his brother D. B. is a Hollywood writer. He then begins to tell the story of his breakdown. 

Summary of ch. 7 :

Holden talks for a while with Ackley and then tries to fall asleep in the bed belonging to Ackley’s roommate, who is away for the weekend. But he cannot stop imagining Jane fooling around with Stradlater. He wakes Ackley and talks with him some more, asking whether he could run off and join a monastery without being Catholic. Ackley is annoyed by the conversation, and Holden is annoyed by Ackley’s “phoniness,” so he leaves. After passing a few days there in secret, he will wait until his parents have digested the news of his expulsion before he returns to their apartment. He packs his bags, dons his hunting hat, and begins to cry. As he heads into the hallway, he yells “Sleep tight, ya morons!".

Summary of ch. 6 :

Home from his date, Stradlater barges into the room. He reads Holden’s composition and becomes visibly annoyed, asserting that it has nothing to do with the assignment and that it’s no wonder Holden is being expelled. Holden tears the composition up and throws it away angrily. Afterward, he smokes a cigarette in the room just to annoy Stradlater. The tension between the two increases when Holden asks Stradlater about his date with Jane. Holden insults him some more, and Stradlater finally leaves the room. Holden gets up and goes into Ackley’s room, his face covered in blood.

my impressions of the Catcher in the Rye Novel :

                                            My First Impressions Are:

1.) My first impression of Holden was very negative. He seemed to not care much about anything. He wasn't doing very well in school and he was failing in life basicly. I have no sympathy for anyone who chooses to do this in life. He isn't a hard working individual that contributes to society so he should not complain about anything. Any problem he has in life is his own fault.

2.)  Holden seems to have a resentment towards football and finds it useless and unappealing. If I were to meet him, I don't think I would be friends with him, because I woundn't enjoy someone that's always negative. However, I think that he can change, because it is shown that he does have a polite side and is trying to better himself as shown when he talks to Mrs. Spencer and curse less often than before as well as when he states that he is trying to smoke less.

3.) He criticizes other people and things really fast and he looks negatively on certain things like his school or roommates.He kind of makes fun of them and is seeing himself over them.