Catcher In The Rye Evaluation

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The survey I took gave me the results of conventional, enterprising, and investigative in that order. I disagree with those being even most of the ways a mind works, and really found it a useless waste of time. However, in this paragraph I will just disregard those results and just talk about my dreams for the future and some main things about me. To start off, I’ve always been very thoughtful (ot in the sense of caring and loving, but literally thinking). I notice things that many people don’t. When I was small my parents tell me, and even now, that they catch me just staring into nothing. I’m sure most of my teachers notice it, and I just can’t help it. Whenever I learn hear something that is supposedly true and that confuses me to no end, I won’t stop thinking about it until I figure it out. I will think about it all day in school, go home and look it up on the internet, and even then if it is confusing, I …show more content…
I have volunteered at my church nursery in the past and loved doing it. Working with children is one of my favorite things to do, usually from age 0-5. I also share being observant in common with Holden. I do not however share much in common elsewhere. I do not fail classes, complain about my life everyday, break the law, run away from home, etc.. I really do believe your outlook on life is very important. Field of Dreams was definitely a fable. It had hidden lessons of life and morality in it. One important moral I saw from the movie was that if you are certain you have a calling on something, be sure to follow it. People may think you’re crazy or delusional, but if you know something to be true you’ve got to fight for it and not give up. Ray was a good example of persevering for your dreams and how following through with it will get you results you are happy with, even if not necessarily what was

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