I think this is the big piece for me. I related with him as a teenager. But now I teach high school and I am heartbroken for the kid. Like he is obviously is emotionally and mentally hurt, and he is not getting the help he needs.
I think Salinger depicts mental illness with a very keen talent. I adore the Nine Stories, with Bananafish perhaps being my all time favorite short story.
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I think this is the big piece for me. I related with him as a teenager. But now I teach high school and I am heartbroken for the kid. Like he is obviously is emotionally and mentally hurt, and he is not getting the help he needs.
I think Salinger depicts mental illness with a very keen talent. I adore the Nine Stories, with Bananafish perhaps being my all time favorite short story.