To: Miss Toni Griffith (and other misprints)

So...Catcher in the Rye

Because Holden is so judgmental of everyone else, I feel it's only fair to be judgmental of him (for the time being...)  Holden is cynical, dead on cynical.  It seems like the only person that he can actually say something nice about is Allie, who's dead.  Kind of weird, the only thing he has anything good to say about is something that's not there.  That kind of sums him up in a way.  Always trying, reaching, wanting something that's not there, whatever that is.  These intangible things drive his life, shaping his action, thoughts ect.  He's so determined to deny this "life is a game" idea, so determined NOT to play by the rules.  I think that the very thought of him as just a little player, who, if he follows the rules, plays along will reach then "end", or "win" this game.  So determined to deny and reject this sickening idea, he refuses to partake in ANYTHING that would come out looking like a correct move,a good roll, or perhaps a lucky draw.  He's stubborn, reminds me of myself actually.  When i found out that they where going to tear down the old library and build a new one, I boycotted, no REFUSED that new library.  I didn't even LOOK at it!  It was just this stubborn mindset that I can get into when I want.  I successfuly avoided any contact what so ever with the library for about five, six years, until last summer, when I was forced to go there for a summer french tutoring dealio.  Squinging my eyes, I entered the building hoping that maybe if I just squinted the whole time everything would be fine.  I've been to the library a few times now, but only when I must.  I however still haven't checked out a book from there, which I would like to point out shows incredible endurance on my part (I feed/live out of books).  I don't know what it was, but I do know, once you get in, there's no getting out, I mean you're breaking y our own word!! GAgh! Holden, is never going to play by the rules, not with a mind like that...