The Catcher in the Rye 1-6

   I simply adore this story so far.
   I've read the "Catcher in the Rye," before, but I think it's one of those stories that makes more sense the second time you read it. What I like about the story is that Holden is crazy. Although it may be part of his genetic make-up, I think the real reason he is insane is because of his childhood, since it refused to describe it in “all that David Copperfield kind of crap.” Therefore, I think that several big events happened earlier in his life outside of Allie dying. This has made him extremely cynical and negative about everything (kind of like Dr. House, I think). What's really funny about this is that he thinks the rest of the world is the problem, causing him torment. However, it's really just his view on the world, made negative by his own inner torment from earlier years. I got the impression that while he protests his strong hate of school, he kind of has an attachment to it. Holden doesn't like school, but it's like cross country; it grows on you. I also don't think he is stupid, I think he just has a strange view on the world and is too lazy to apply himself.
   My favourite part of the book so far is the relationships Holden has with the people he hates. He hates them. He really does. But at the same time these people, like Ackley and Stradlater, are his friends, it seems. What I like most is that Ackley's habits, like blocking the light while Holden is reading, annoys Holden, and then Holden does the exact same thing while Stradlater is shaving, and it annoys Stradlater. Ackley and Stradlater also, to me, seem to be like opposites of each other, like in their personal grooming habits. Another thing is that Holden is complaining about Ackley being a nosy bastard, and then tells Stradlater how much he hates Ackley for being that way. Right after he says that, Holden starts prying into the personal lives of Stradlater and Jane. He is so awful, yet so hilarious. I am going to read more now.