Journal 1
Chapters 1-3
By: Kellen Long
As I first started reading this
novel I am immediately shown the strong personality and spoken emotions by a
teenage boy that goes by the name of Holden Caulfield. Holden’s brother lives
in Hollywood where he has now discovered a profession in writing. Holden attends
a school in Pennsylvania that goes by the name of Pencey Prep. He is not a big
fan of this school and describes it as “a school full of crooks. Quite a few
guys came from these very wealthy families, but it was full of crooks anyway.”
(ch.1, pg.7) Although Holden had kindled a very respectable relationship with
his history teacher Mr. Spencer, who also happened to live right across from
the school, right down route 204, he was flunking all his classes and was ready
to get back home. Holden usually visits Mr. Spencer quite often, but at this
particular visit Mr. Spencer was dealing with some sort of illness. As Mr.
Spencer and Holden continued to talk Mr. Spencer brings up the issue of Holden
flunking all his classes, including history. Mr. Spencer mentions, “I flunked
you in history because you knew absolutely nothing. I doubt very much if you
opened your textbook even once the whole term.” (ch.1, pg.9) I believe that Mr.
Spencer was like a father figure towards Holden, whether he wanted to admit it
or not. On Chapter two, page twenty Mr. Spencer mentions “I’d like to put some
sense in that head of yours, boy. I’m trying to help you.” As Holden left the
house Mr. Spencer yelled at something and he quite couldn’t figure it out, then
he yelled again, good luck!
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