tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5501281113248784574.post3673201410193890354..comments2009-12-16T21:48:48.653-05:00Comments on New York Philosopher: The Catcher in the Rye, A Separate Peace--A critic...New York Philosophernoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5501281113248784574.post-40874843296694018042009-09-01T23:44:40.726-04:002009-09-01T23:44:40.726-04:00Arash, Thanks for the comments.
Regarding your po...Arash, Thanks for the comments.<br /><br />Regarding your point: "However, I am a bit surprised that you haven't talked much about its cultural component, because it is not only adults he is alienated from but society itself. That's the reading I take from it."<br /><br />You're absolutely right that Holden is alienated from society itself. This was an academic essay I wrote for a sabbatical I just completed--so the scope was a bit more limited. <br /><br />Thanks for reading; keep up the great work on your blog!Adam Tramantanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14614234411470986993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5501281113248784574.post-63365720491929486142009-08-30T19:46:26.275-04:002009-08-30T19:46:26.275-04:00Excellent Post, Adam! I am a great fan of Catcher ...Excellent Post, Adam! I am a great fan of Catcher in the Rye and have read it half a dozen times and it always cracks me up ; )<br /><br />I really like your psychological analysis of it, and especially liked the bit about preps "preparing" for life.<br /><br />However, I am a bit surprised that you haven't talked much about its cultural component, because it is not only adults he is alienated from but society itself. That's the reading I take from it. <br /><br />(Plus it is supposedly the prep text for serial killers.)<br /><br />Note: I must admit that I only know half of the story as I have never read "A Separate Peace".Arashmaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12000344680925876563noreply@blogger.com