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have chosen to do blog option one. In the article she talks about her
unsettling rattle about her car but the rattle isn’t actually about her car,
instead it has a deeper meaning. She is talking about her In-Laws and her
husband that secretly drives her insane. This connects to Holden’s baseball
mitt because to Holden this isn’t just a baseball mitt this is a memory
representing his love for his deceased brother. This also represents Allie’s
uniqueness because of the poems in green ink written on the glove, for when
times were boring on the field. I believe Holden can connect very much to this
article, because just like the character in the article Holden has a rattle as
well. Holden’s rattle is in fact how school is, he believes people at the
school are actually phonies instead of regular people. On page 19 Holden
states, “One of the biggest reasons I left Elkton Hills was because I was
surrounded by phonies. That’s all. They were coming in the goddam window.” You
can clearly see that Holden has a problem with phonies, and you might even call
it a “rattle” of his.
Good job on your reading blog! I enjoyed hearing what you had to say about Holden's connection to the rattles of the article's author to his own with Allie's baseball mitt. I was really impressed when you connected Holden's "rattles" to his perspective on school. His hatred for phonies is a great example of something he keeps secret, but let's himself get bothered by it. The quote you chose to back up your claim was chosen very wisely, "One of the biggest reasons I left Elkton Hills was because I was surrounded by phonies." I think you wrote a very strong response to option one, yet I'm curious to know your response to prompt 2. How do you think Holden's complex character traits connects himself to the era of romantics?
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job on making the connection of the rattling in the car having a deeper meaning. “One of the biggest reasons I left Elkton Hills was because I was surrounded by phonies. That’s all. They were coming in the goddam window.” I think your quote goes along with your statement saying that Holden's rattle is people acting like phonies instead of normal people. Do you think that if people acted a little different towards Holden, would he be a different.
ReplyDeleteYes I defiantly believe if poeple acted differently towards Holden, he would be different. In fact i believe his whole view point on the world would change because he would make connections with people who he would dare to talk to before. Also he would have real, true friends that are trust worthy and he could talk to. He wouldn't be alone anymore.
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