January 31, 2013
7:40-8
The Catcher in the Rye
Pages: 202-214

When leaving the school, the lady tells good luck to Holden which reminds him of how old spencer said the same thing to him when he left Pencey. He thought about calling Jane but he wasn't sure if she was off school so he decided to go to the museum and wait for phoebe. While waiting he meets these two kids who start asking to him about mummies. Holden shows them the mummy exhibit and gives them some facts about mummies and the two kids leave eventually leaving Holden all alone. He thought it was nice and peaceful until he sees that someone has written f you on the wall. He gets really upset at this and thinks its horrible because little kids will not know what it means and they will find out and it's not good for them to know and how there is no such thing as a nice peaceful place because someone will write f you. He goes to the bathroom and passes out but feels better after he does and is lucky because he landed on his side inside of cracking his skull on the floor. He starts thinking about how he's never going to see his family again until he's 35 and how no one will do phony things in his cabin but they're allowed to visit. He sees phoebe carrying a suitcase and she says she wants to go with him but he gets mad at her an says no and he tells her to shut up. She starts crying. He tries to talk to her but she is mad and doesn't talk to him. However they go to zoo and walk around and go on a carousel like they used to when they were small. She isn't mad at him anymore and he tells her that he is going to go home and not leave anymore. He watches her ride the carousel and even though its raining very hard and he is soaked he feels happy. He ends the story in the mental facility and how he went home, got sick, is going to a another school next fall and how the psychoanalyst keeps asking him if he's going to apply himself. Holden thinks this is a stupid question because he won't know until he does it. His brother D.B. visits him with some British girl who is going to be in one of his movies and asks him a few questions. Holden regrets telling so many people about this because he misses everyone he talked about and ends the book with this piece of advice "Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody."

I liked this book because I found it very interesting to hear Holden's opinions and views on so many topics. He had some very interesting things to say and I quite enjoyed reading them. I like the piece of advice at the end because it holds some truth. When you constantly repeat a story to multiple people, it forces you to reminisce on the past events and makes you miss them and the people.

My reading was excellent because I was able to complete the book.