Not Holden Back The Criticism

           So far, I'm not too impressed with The Catcher In The Rye. The plot seems like it could catch my attention further down the way, but J.D. is so good at describing characters that he actually made me annoyed with Ackley and the whole third chapter. Holden contradicts himself constantly, and I can't take him seriously whenever he says anything. For Example, he says that Ackley and others who make him repeat himself and who repeat themselve are annoying, but he wouldn't stop expressing how surprised he was with Jane being Stradlater's date. I know it's just his thoughts, but theres a point when it's just too much.

           Another thing that bothers me about Holden is that he is so opposed to phonie people, and yet he is, himself, a little phonie. From my understanding, a phonie is the same as a hypocrite, and that is someone who acts differently depending on their surroundings and who they are with. He thinks all these bad things about Ackley and says how he doesn't really care for him. Yet, he keeps him around whenever he's bored and uses him for someone to horse around with. Also, there are just some people who shouldn't be allowed to curse, and one of them is Holden. I don't mind some people cursing, but Holden is just bad at it.

Compare and Contrast

The movie, book, and the interviews are all very close with little, to no differences. The interview in the movie was almost the same as the real one. In fact, I'm not even sure if they didn't put the real one in the movie. One line from the movie was even verbatim, "...someday someone is gonna have to wipe my ass." It also has Mitch's work ethic down with him always doing six things at a time. The plots are both very similar in the book and the movie, and the movie helps me understand the book better by giving me a visual of what is going on in the book.

Although, I didn't think that the problems that Mitch and his wife were having at home should be so important in the movie because it wasn't in the book and it strays from the plot line. Other than that the movie has helped me so far.  

Nightline Interview

The interview made me feel as if I could die and be okay with it. Morrie's voice and a some-what calming presence makes the subject of death more inviting. What he says and how he says it gives hope to all those who are dying and gives them healthy alternatives to just sulking around and feeling sorry for themselves. What he says about accepting what is going to happen and if there is something you really want to do then you should just do it, contradicts what I had previously thought about your last years in a very good way. 

He stresses love and compassion for not only yourself but for the people around you. His list of things that he wanted his friends and family to do just amazed me. From the things his friend listed, there wasn't one egotistical thing on it, and they were things like call me more often and go to the movies with me if they could arrange it. He just wanted to spend his last moments on Earth with the ones he loved and to love them as much as he could. Morrie is an excellent example of a genuinely caring individual.