Talking About "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger
Jaegyum: Hyung, I just read this book our teacher recommended, "The Catcher in the Rye." It was kind of weird.
Jaeyi: Oh, you mean the one with the boy who gets kicked out of a lot of schools? What did you think?
Jaegyum: He seemed really confused. He kept saying everyone was a "phony." What does that even mean?
Jaeyi: I think it means someone who isn't being real or honest. Like they're pretending to be something they're not. The blog we read about it talked about how Holden, that's the main character, sees a lot of that in the adult world.
Jaegyum: Yeah, he didn't seem to like the adults he met much. Except for his little sister, Phoebe. He really liked her.
Jaeyi: That's true. The blog mentioned that Phoebe was one of the few people he thought was genuine. He wanted to protect her innocence. That's why he imagined himself as this "catcher in the rye," someone who would stop kids from falling off a cliff in a field of rye.
Jaegyum: That sounds like a big job! But there wasn't really a cliff, right? It was more like him wanting to stop kids from growing up and becoming "phonies" themselves.
Jaeyi: Exactly! The blog explained it as him being scared of losing innocence and the changes that come with getting older. He had a hard time dealing with the death of his younger brother, Allie, too.
Jaegyum: Oh yeah, he talked about Allie a lot. It made him really sad. I guess that's part of why he ran away from school and wandered around New York.
Jaeyi: The blog said his journey was kind of him trying to figure things out, even though he didn't really know what he was looking for. He just felt lost and lonely.
Jaegyum: It made me feel a little sad for him. Even though he did some silly things, like lying and getting into trouble, you could tell he was hurting inside.
Jaeyi: Me too. The blog helped me understand that even though the story is about him being upset with the world, it's also about his own struggles and trying to find his place. It's not just about calling everyone a phony, but about his own fear of being one.
Jaegyum: I guess it's a more complicated story than I first thought. Maybe I should read it again sometime.
Jaeyi: Yeah, me too. It seems like there's a lot to think about in that book.
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