It has been years since i read Fahrenheit 451, and i don't remember it feeling like less than a finished copy, but then i was young. I should probably reread it -- largely just because it is such a classic and it would be good to have a more recent reading of it in my head.
My hatred for Catcher in the Rye is that the protagonist is a vile obnoxious hypocrite and i just want to strangle him throughout the entire book. People tell me we're not supposed to like him, that we're supposed to see his hypocrisy, which makes me feel better about Salinger. I'm used to the protagonist being the one you identify with, though, at least to some degree, and my understanding was always that the book was taught to high schoolers (something i escaped, so i can't speak with any authority in the matter) because they saw themselves in Holden, and since i find him such a repulsive human being i find this a very disturbing thought. I should really ask some English teachers how they teach the book.
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Date: 2005-08-01 03:35 am (UTC)My hatred for Catcher in the Rye is that the protagonist is a vile obnoxious hypocrite and i just want to strangle him throughout the entire book. People tell me we're not supposed to like him, that we're supposed to see his hypocrisy, which makes me feel better about Salinger. I'm used to the protagonist being the one you identify with, though, at least to some degree, and my understanding was always that the book was taught to high schoolers (something i escaped, so i can't speak with any authority in the matter) because they saw themselves in Holden, and since i find him such a repulsive human being i find this a very disturbing thought. I should really ask some English teachers how they teach the book.