Hannig4n t1_ixrvu5e wrote on November 25, 2022 at 9:07 PM

Reply to comment by The_Pirate_Cowboy in I love The Catcher in the Rye by zak_zman

Same exact experience here. When I read it in highschool, I found him whiny and annoying. It wasn’t until I re-read it as an adult that I was able to empathize with him.

It also helped that as a highschooler, I viewed him as a peer while as an adult I viewed him as the traumatized kid he is.

The_Pirate_Cowboy t1_ixtbq4f wrote on November 26, 2022 at 4:30 AM

Dude, as a kid I was so fucked up and I didn't know how wrong things were, you know. I viewed any of that touchy feely stuff as whining. It wasn't until I spent enough time away from my parents to dive into my own soul.