Joshua Cheng
Mrs. Wu
English 2HP, Period 5
30 April 2018
Connector Chapter 1-8 Catcher in the Rye
Real World Connections: The first few chapters of Catcher in the Rye can be related to a news article that talks about moody teens. As seen through our character Holden, he seems to have an odd personality and is unable to cope with his own problems with school, social life, and his own emotions. He displays his inability to cope with school when he mentions that he is failing 4 out of 5 classes. In the article, the author states that a teen who is irritated or depressed is more likely to have a decline in grades than others. The author also says that its best the teen who suffers from depression enroll in some form of therapy to cope with their …show more content…
This theme can be related to a movie made not too long ago called Middle School: Worst Years of My Life. The main character consistently moves schools going from place to place, because he gets in trouble no matter where he goes. He fails his classes, and breaks the rules at his school no matter the circumstance. Later on, the audience finds out that the reason behind all his foolish actions was because of his brothers death not too long ago. This can be related to Holden’s experience as of right now, because when he talks about his brother Allie’s death, he is very sincere and really breaks his normal tone from what the reader is used to. Holden’s love for his brother is very powerful when he states that he was almost psychoanalyzed for breaking the windows in his house on the night of Allie’s death. “I broke all the goddamn windows with my fist [...] It was a very stupid thing to do, but I hardly didn’t even know I was doing it, and you didn’t know Allie. Holden failing school, and his other problems are seen as a result of Allie’s
Mrs. Wu
English 2HP, Period 5
30 April 2018
Connector Chapter 1-8 Catcher in the Rye
Real World Connections: The first few chapters of Catcher in the Rye can be related to a news article that talks about moody teens. As seen through our character Holden, he seems to have an odd personality and is unable to cope with his own problems with school, social life, and his own emotions. He displays his inability to cope with school when he mentions that he is failing 4 out of 5 classes. In the article, the author states that a teen who is irritated or depressed is more likely to have a decline in grades than others. The author also says that its best the teen who suffers from depression enroll in some form of therapy to cope with their …show more content…
This theme can be related to a movie made not too long ago called Middle School: Worst Years of My Life. The main character consistently moves schools going from place to place, because he gets in trouble no matter where he goes. He fails his classes, and breaks the rules at his school no matter the circumstance. Later on, the audience finds out that the reason behind all his foolish actions was because of his brothers death not too long ago. This can be related to Holden’s experience as of right now, because when he talks about his brother Allie’s death, he is very sincere and really breaks his normal tone from what the reader is used to. Holden’s love for his brother is very powerful when he states that he was almost psychoanalyzed for breaking the windows in his house on the night of Allie’s death. “I broke all the goddamn windows with my fist [...] It was a very stupid thing to do, but I hardly didn’t even know I was doing it, and you didn’t know Allie. Holden failing school, and his other problems are seen as a result of Allie’s