Catcher in the Rye, Part 1

[@alexb00k93]

What I about this book is the narration. The book is written very closely to the way a person actually thinks, with big run on sentences and unnecessary repetition and trains of thought spiraling very far from the actual topic.

[@rajatgupta9043]

Maybe its more close to Americans

[@ShirKbluegummyshir]

English teacher asked our class to watch these videos for a wrap-up on our Catcher in the Rye unit! Vlogbrothers in the classroom! Keep it up John!

[@sexyscientist]

Was it the earliest Hank and John content to be shown in classrooms?

[@justyourlocalrat_]

my English teacher in High School had DFTBA in construction paper letters on the exit of the classroom. Didn't know it was a Nerdfighteria thing back then but now I do

[@charlolel]

2024 and teachers are still using the videos! Thanks vlogbrothers.

[@KateReadsBooks]

You make me cry, John Green.

[@altingashi3927]

Are you still Alive? After 15years

[@KateReadsBooks]

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[@resigningstars]

@@altingashi3927 lol

[@ParanoidAndroid98]

I remember when I read Catcher in the Rye. I read the entire book in a Joe Pesci voice. That really killed me. It really did.

[@3dvultworld1234]

10 years later, I loved that comment, Justin. I really did.

[@JocelynBrame]

"Anybody who has held on to a stuffed animal a little bit too long because it provided them comfort" *looks two feet to the left to see the hug pile of stuffed animals including every single animal from Winnie the Pooh, a baby Buzz Lightyear, and a Barney* *is also graduating college in a month and a week*

[@williams.5952]

Jocelyn Brame how is college?

[@mossmother64]

I'm 18 and I still have this stuffed animal I've had since birth

[@jamieliew1214]

I've never had the opportunity to critically analyse Catcher in the Rye (heh, split my infinitives too) in class and have only ever attempted to do so on my own with a relatively limited perspective; this video opened my eyes to aspects that hadn't crossed my mind before, and I'm so glad I found it. Thanks, John, for all that you do and all that you are.

[@dusterss6290]

+Jamie Liew More importantly, what is your own opinion of Catcher in the rye ?

[@jamieliew1214]

+Dusters s One early impression was that I kind of thought he was stuck in his own mind - like when you're in a self-destructive pattern of thought you don't realise you're in until you somehow get out of it. He could see many things but he struggled to see beyond himself and what he had experienced. It was almost like he never found a way to move on from his past (through proper mentors or guidance) and he had reached a point where he accepted his state of being (half child, half adult) to a certain extent. We can see that he tries, but he has not been guided properly for so long and at such an important stage of his life that he can no longer move forward on his own - not even at a normal pace at which others of his age are developing. He is capable of catching up in bits like his sexual knowledge but he cannot piece certain essential things together to complete his understanding of social situations - to exhibit what most deem as normal social interaction. I came to realise that perhaps sometimes we sabotage our own growth. I really hope he got the care he needed in the end. But I'm definitely no literary expert and I probably don't sound like one! Sorry if I said anything that doesn't make sense too, I've only read it once so I'm probably in the wrong.

[@dusterss6290]

+Jamie Liew I think you've got a good view of the book. I haven't read the book for years but its always stuck with me because I feel that he can't get over the death of his brother. His grief has arrested him, and is his companion. Grief can be isolating if not shared and its clear, as you say, that he is unsupported. I think I will read it again :)

[@nozerty]

+Jamie Liew Short note: an infinitive is the "to" form of a verb. "I've never had the opportunity to analyze Catcher in the Rye critically" doesn't split an infinitive, because the infinitive "to analyze" is still together. John said, "to belatedly talk," which splits the infinitive, "to talk" with the word "belatedly." Anyway, I hope you take this as an opportunity to carefully look out for split infinitives. They're sneaky :)

[@jamieliew1214]

Wow, what was even going through my mind when I typed that? Thanks for the explanation Daniel :)

[@amyberger9559]

This was the first Vlogbrothers video I ever saw. Now after Nerdcon, I'm coming back to this, filled with gratitude. This book brought me to the community I would soon call home.

[@UncannyDoge]

This was the first vlogbrothers video I ever watched. It still means so much to me.

[@taramaria5936]

It's been nearly 7 years and this video is still as relevant as it was back then. Thank-you John.

[@Timelessthought]

I read this book for school last year and while you talked I held my book which is filled with annotations and stickies and everything! I loved it! And I am currently loving this video!

[@kimberlyflores7165]

i'm just now reading it for the second time and finished the first 15 chapters but still have not noticed all these insightful things you've noticed while reading it. makes me wonder.. i should analyze what i read more now, very interesting!

[@johnnywhiteshoe]

sweet! i was unhealthily excited for the segments about catcher! so much that immediately after waking up in the morning, i would roll over to face my laptop and refresh the youtube homepage to see if it was uploaded. my expectations were definately great, yet you have managed to meet them. no surprise there. i kind of wish it was more like 40 minutes long and you could be hardcore teachery about it, but this pretty much rocked. thanks!

[@DanHague]

I am a 29 year old man and still sleep with a blanket and stuffed cat I got when I was a year old. However, hoodies are my comfort item. When I'm stressed out or dealing with anxiety, for some reason putting on a hoodie helps me feel a little better. I think it's the sleeves, mostly. I think the sleeves feel to me like some sort of shield that separates me (or my otherwise exposed arms) from the world (and therefor whatever is stressing me out). I'm not sure, though.

[@DanHague]

Says the little 3 year old coward on the internet.

[@Roma-kp4qg]

Dan Hague Maybe this is why I love jackets and hoodies and long sleeved shirts so much ahahdkdllsahga

[@rochellenae]

This makes me way happy. It makes me miss my days in AP Lit class in high school. :) Yay John! You really ARE made of awesome!!

[@WizardLuc]

god I love this book. I honestly love Holden

[@LadyLambshank]

I'm off to the library to get Catcher in the Rye tomorrow. Thanks John. Also, loved the nerdy non-swear.

[@GuitarGuy190]

It's frackkin sad, man!

[@friendlycarrot139]

I came back to these videos for help on my summer reading, and I realized how much I miss your nerd glasses

[@Mooseplatoon]

It's funny that you mention Holden's seeming obsession with protecting innocence, because J.D. Salinger purportedly had quite a few pseudo-romantic or flat-out romantic relationships with women much, much younger than him, that usually ended shortly after they became older, and by older, I mean the 19-21 range. If true, it's more than a little disturbing, especially since he apparently kept up the practice as he got older.

[@kealilah]

omfg i just read the book (yeahh im 3 months late on the whole book club thing) AND I DIDNT NOTICE ANY OF THE STUFF YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT. I got goosebumps :) you're amazing.

[@Bacon36025]

I realized that Vance Joy's "Riptide" sounds like it was based off of The Catcher in the Rye.

[@brookmay8039]

There is a Green Day song about this book

[@ZaidKhan-ij6zn]

+Brook May which song?

[@alannar.8701]

RIGHT? I thought I was the only one who noticed! Vance Joy didn't intend it to have any meaning, but it definitely does. It sounds like an older Holden, or Holden-type person. Maybe just out of college. Because he says "I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations," which are very teenager fears, in the past tense. So instead of a 16-year-old looking to the future in terror, it's a barely-adult looking at the present in horror.

[@MissChaoticKitty]

+Zaid Khan The Green Day song is Who Wrote Holden Caulfield!

[@arushiseth3979]

hey! i see you in so many of these comment feeds and i think I remember you saying somewhere that you're fairly young, only 13 or so and I just wanted to tell you that I feel like you are a really intelligent kid and I do not mean to sound creepy (btw i myself am only 19) so yeah! DFTBA! remain curious :)

[@clonespeck]

The Catcher in the Rye is one of my favorite books of all time. It is the book that made me finally sit down and begin to write my own story about my childhood. The book was very inspiring to me. I am glad other people enjoy it as well.

[@LanaBaroneBethanyLoveday229]

PLEASE oh please oh please make more of these for different books !

[@doraymefasolate]

I read this book when I was fifteen at the height of a depression. I read it for class, but it is the best book I've ever read for school. Although I didn't know it then, but I related to Holden, his loneliness and his fear of growing up. Then our assignment was to tell a story in the style of this book. I wrote a four page rant that was just one paragraph complaining about my life. It was after that I started feeling better about myself. I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels that way.

[@mineola_]

Using you instead of I is what I get scolded for in therapy, for exactly the reasons John gives, lmao. I should have started rewatching these videos sooner and saved myself a few euros.

[@Vanquished24]

I agree with Micheleh's video comment. You have made yourself accessible. It's incredible to now see a youtube video or even when I read one of John's books. It's like sharing a conversation with a good friend. Thank you both for being so accessible.

[@KeanaAedrielleAng]

Thank you John Green for this video!

[@MimsieSky]

Wow John...you are making me love this book about a million times more than I already do... and you talk about it WAY better than my High School English teacher...Love it.

[@20centuryfox100]

I'm legit tearing up right now. Poor Holden--poor me!

[@annacquaintance]

Gosh! This makes me cry!! Dear lord, Holden is such a fantastic metaphor! I wish I could stop procrastinating and write my paper on it!

[@milansamardzic9469]

Like this interpretation on the book, it gives me very truthful perspectives on the character. Great, thanks.

[@Berniewahlbrinck]

Jan 7, 2021: This is for those who love THE CATCHER IN THE RYE: I have just written a book about it: "Looking Back after 70 Years: Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye

[@JacobRiddel]

I just noticed that KZbin fixed the extra second glitch!

[@LeahCola1]

I am leading a book group next week in disscussion about Cather in the Rye, so i'm watching all these videos again to remind myself and to help us have a thoughtful and interesting conversation. John Green ftw!

[@tymoss]

That was a lonnnnnngggggggggg sentence.

[@TianaJoy_dope_n_glitter]

i love how it sounds like he never takes a breath in the WHOLE video. i also love this book :)

[@Imapatheticbanana]

Ah, that's my favorite phrase of his "I really do." How could have I forgotten it.

[@Aeropop11]

It's like english class all over again... and I'm loving every second of it! Because I agree that reading books without understanding the metaphors behind it is like looking at a picture, but not seeing anything. Or listening to music but remembering none of it. Go english nerdfighters.

[@kristinaplays2924]

My phonebook is full of numbers and I still don't have anyone to call. I need a huntershat

[@MrRainbowChopsticks]

Seeing an art assignment ad before this video made me happy.

[@Sirake]

Wow. I remember when the ning was a thing.

[@hambonefakenamington69]

watching this after crash course is just...amazing i guess

[@tinabaroody9850]

I'm a billion years too late to contribute here, but I just wanted to say that I appreciate how Holden stops when a girl says stop- in a sense, he's ahead of his time especially if you compare him to Stradlater's rapey fckboy vibes(?) But on the other hand, he stops because, just as John said, he's maintaining everybody's innocence and purity.

[@reader960000]

i find that authors and artists have a different way of thinking altogether, kind of ethereal and totally awesome

[@ThaBoss76000]

I really don't understand how this book is/was so popular. I read it and hated it. Why do so many people (alot of whom I respect alot) like this book??

[@ThaBoss76000]

***** Fine, If you think I didn't get it, tell me. Explain to me what was so great about this book.

[@ThisCommentWroteItself]

ThaBoss76000 For me, it was in how well Salinger captures Holden's voice. John goes into this a little, in talking about how Holden says 'you' instead of 'I' in those moments when he's remembering intimacy with Jane. There are a lot of moments like that - Salinger does a good job of showing how Holden feels about a situation, rather than just telling, and he's showing us in a deeper way than the telling ever could. Let's look at a passage from the book: “Anyway, I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody's around - nobody big, I mean - except me. And I'm standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff - I mean if they're running and they don't look where they're going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That's all I do all day. I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all. I know it's crazy, but that's the only thing I'd really like to be.” What he's talking about, metaphorically, is protecting the innocence of kids. He's saying, he wants to catch them when they fall of the 'crazy cliff' - the cliff represents adulthood. Anyway, there's a lot of language here that adds to the strength of the passage. Like, it's not just a cliff, it's a "crazy" cliff. Holden never says that he finds the adult world insane (although he certainly finds it phony). But this is a subtle sign of how overwhelming he finds it, and how little sense it makes to him. Or when he says: "I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all." That almost sounds profound and powerful on Holden's part, but he adds that 'and all' at the end, to weaken its impact. It would be like Laozi saying, "The journey of a thousand miles, I guess it begins with a single step." The message is profound and powerful, but it doesn't sound as good because the revised sentence adds an element of uncertainty, like maybe the journey of a thousand miles begins with single step. And that's what Holden does up there. We can debate about why he does that - that's one of the great things about subtlety, there's always ambiguity involved - but I think it's because he's afraid of what happens if the person he's speaking to finds it too profound, and it starts some discussion of Holden's innermost thoughts and feelings. Holden wants to be heard, but he doesn't know how to talk about how he feels. He's scared, for the same reason we're all scared - what if the other person thinks our feelings are ridiculous? What if we're just not meant to have a meaningful connection to them? Ask a literary critic why this book is so good, and they'll give you a lot about thematics and character development, and maybe something about PTSD. But for me, it's all about how well-written the novel is. It's all about how Salinger uses language to communicate things to us so subtly that often, we don't even realize we're getting the messages. But he's beautifully captured Holden's voice.

[@ThaBoss76000]

Gordon Stearns Aha... well I can see what you mean -- i think. Still, there may be a few metaphores and underlying messages but nothing big or mind blowing, right? Anyways, I didnt find Holden that interesting or well written at all. If I would have to name a character from a novel that I on the contrary did find very interesting and well written, I would point at Charlie from the Perks of being a Wallflower. I still cant understand why The Catcher in the Rye is as popular as it is -- and please dont tell me its because of that very "catcher in the rye" passage? ...

[@ThisCommentWroteItself]

ThaBoss76000 I didn't mean that the one passage is why the novel is popular, just that it's a good example of how Salinger captures Holden's voice. Anywho, I actually think that Perks of Being a Wallflower and The Catcher in the Rye are good for similar reasons. Both authors put a lot of effort into capturing the precise voices and personalities of their protagonists, and both use that to enhance a theme about being a teenager. Chbosky is, in a lot of ways, more obvious about it than Salinger, but the themes are very similar. The theme to The Catcher in the Rye is the difficulty of being heard, and the fundamental necessity of being heard. Holden is miserable because nobody (except Phoebe) understands or listens to him. He wanders around New York, trying to get someone to listen to him, but nobody does, and he never quite knows how to talk. Beyond asking strange questions about ducks, he never really says anything meaningful - he's too busy begging people to listen. Not to mention the fact that he isn't listening to them, because he's just as self-absorbed as they are. Because everyone in the novel is so self-absorbed, Holden won't be listened to. It doesn't sound bad, but keep in mind, he's recounting the events that led him to a mental hospital. The book is so good because it opens our eyes to all of this, I suppose. Too often, we don't put enough value on expressing our thoughts - not our political thoughts, but our basic emotions. Too often, we assume that we - and others - can just bottle them up and go on with our lives as if they don't exist. Salinger exposes that folly. And it's because Holden's voice is so well-captured - through narrative devices like the ones I pointed out in my last comment - that the reader understands this. It's because of these narrative devices that we understand that even a whinny asshole needs attention, needs to be heard. That's what makes fiction great - when it shows us things about ourselves.

[@ThaBoss76000]

Gordon Stearns Well I guess then maybe my problem is that Sallinger isnt obvious enough about it. Dont get me wrong, you shouldnt get everything handed to you in a story, but i absolutely loved Perks, I would even go as far as say its my favorite stand-alone novel of all time, but i absolutely hated The Catcher in the Rye, even though these 2 novels are quite similiar (heck, Perks was even inspired by The Catcher in the Rye). The difference, I suppose, is that with the Rye you have to search and make up all kinds of underlying meanings, not even being sure what you THINK it means was even intended, while with Perks the underlying messages were quite easy to understand. And ofcourse, there was a hell of a lot more going on in Perks than just a teen wanting to be heard; there were several very dramatic events that kept me so interested I completed the book the day I started it, reading till the depths of night. Rye, however, I had to force myself mentally to continue reading, constantly saying "It will get good" in my head, though, for me, it didnt get good. Honestly, the book really was just a teen wandering about NY. Perks was one year in the life of a teen, but Perks was so so so much more. I guess you could say Rye was just too boring for me, no drama, romance, mystery, action, just emptyness and a bit of philosophy with that innocence stuff.

[@cicelthedarknight]

thankyou john. You gave me a little bit of happines in this vedio. You say that there is a profound feeling when you relaize no one wants to talk to you. I am happy that it has never happened to me.

[@annawenthome]

My favorite part of this was the hunting cap stuff. My English teacher never seemed to explain that right, it always seemed off to me. I get the hunting cap after waiting for 3 years! Thank you, John.

[@Woodsy305]

We watched this today in my Year 11 Advanced English class. I was so pumped that I was being educated by John Green. So, so pumped.

[@plutogirlgenius]

1) I love this book! I read it in High School Freshmen English class. 2) I LOVE YOU AS AN ENGLISH TEACHER, John! I like analysing books so much, and I like how you and all the nerdfighters are having fun with it and getting into some good discussion!

[@pmcfarlain]

Using this and crash course to help me in writing my summer reading essay

[@mika-zz5lo]

you won't really appreciate the book if you read the summary only.

[@Utopiansybill]

I love catcher in the rye. It has that perfect bitter-sweetness that makes you walk away knowing that the world is terrible, but we're all just trying to deal with it.

[@SciFiGirl1023]

I'm very impressed you covered as much as you did in 4 mins. When we did research on The Catcher in the Rye it was interesting but listening to you basically summarize a months worth of research... it was rather amusing. -mk

[@windsroad-]

Jesus Christ, I love this book. I have to come back and watch these videos every once in a while.

[@kyunlova]

I absolutely adore that book. I had to read it first in 10th grade with one of the best teachers I've ever had in my time in school. Actually, my teacher was a lot like Holden, and it was really amusing when we were analyzing Holden, and then for fun we compared him to the our teacher.

[@mialennox4550]

Dude I wish I knew this video existed when I was studying that book in high school, you explain it so much better and more interestingly than my teacher did

[@Jeromy1986]

Not yet read it, so I feel perfectly comfortable putting right here that I love your insight into second person. I often think in that way on my walks home and am going to consider it more deeply from now on.

[@whospronow1234]

I decided to read this book specifically because of these videos you made. I'm so glad I did, thank you.

[@ConfusedShipper123]

I just read this book. I am so glad to learn so much from you about it, John.

[@boingboingcurls]

I've been on chapter twelve of this book since January. But I'm going to finish it this year. I KNOW that I am; I have complete faith in this fact. But your enthusiasm only helps me.

[@goofygooberster]

I will SERIOUSLY try to read my other book so I can read Catcher in the Rye. You make the discussion seem so fun and interesting!

[@CynicalSavior]

"a profoundly un-jokes experience" That's my new favorite phrase.

[@WhatsUpUrSphincter]

Dear John, I've learned more about Catcher in the Rye (and remembered it too) from watching you talk about it, than I did during the 6 weeks of classes my English teacher took to "teach" us the book. And the sad part was I actually liked the book when I read it. Anyway, thanks I like it alot more now :)

[@imadlebiar1546]

Can't find better videos on internet than john and hank's

[@jessica2575]

My favorite book

[@subie1995]

you explained it so much better than my English teacher did. Thank you. I never understood why Holden always use "you." Thanks for the explanation of the book it helps. It really does.

[@SonniesOriginals]

This is my favorite book ever. I read it when I was 10 and ever since, I've been obsessed with it.

[@BreanaMurphy]

I showed my mom this video when she wanted to know what the book was about. I think I'm going to mention your videos sometime to my new English teacher this year. One of the classes she teaches reads this book.

[@WolstenHannah]

The main thing I noticed in Catcher In The Rye was the repetition of words and phrases. "Phony" comes up a lot, as does "it made me sad for some reason. I don't know why, it just made me depressed." (or something like that). Also, he starts to do things and then he's "not in the mood". He also tells a story from the past halfway through telling the main tale, then continues with "Anyway". Kinda reminds me of the guy he told Mr. Antolini about in Oral Expression class. Thanks for listening to my

[@parkersolem-sevier8861]

That book's effect on me was significant. The story of Holden's brother's death affected me even after I forgot the book it came from. Whenever I feel ashamed of myself, I remember that scene.

[@LostxinthexMusic]

I read this for my AP Lit class a few weeks ago, and thanks to you, John, I didn't hate it, and I managed to make the other people in my discussion group not hate it too :-) Thank you.

[@lulacrazygirl7]

i love this book so much; it made my life/moved me so much in high school. i'm glad J.D. refused to make this into a movie, cause it's way more fun to imagine your own interpretation of what the characters would've looked and sounded like.

[@Kitsune1414]

My school reads Catcher in the Rye in Junior year but I never got to because I was hospitalized after reading the first two chapters. Thanks putting this up so I know what I missed. :D

[@lightforms]

one word: awesome. you have done what no one in my high school would do, even though I read the damn book on my own. I still referenced the book 15 years later to Maureen Johnson! My brain has not yet turned to mush.

[@fracaralho]

This video, and also part 2, hits home so hard. Almost like the book. I keep coming back to it. I'm not well.

[@coughdrop01]

I really loved your analysis and I'm SO glad you mentioned the misogyny as it was really getting on my nerves. I think its interesting how Holden keeps making plans to do things and then not following through with them using the excuse that he wasn't in the mood. It's almost as if he doesn't want to do any of these things but needs an excuse to not do them so his mood becomes that. He can't even own up to the fact that he doesn't want to do anything! if that makes sense.

[@NinaBlack94]

When I read about Hazels mother in TFiOS I immediatly though of Holden and the ducks in The Catcher in the Rye. John, you are awesome.

[@okayitsingrid]

After this video, I went and searched up what an infinitive was. Now I return because Catcher in the Rye became one of my favorite books.

[@Amandalemora]

finally someone understands Catcher in the Rye. I read this in my junior english class and no one in my class got it and made fun towards me ( not made fun of me) because I liked the book. Its one of my favorites and ever since I read the book, I knew that if I ever met a guy like Holden, I would immeditaly become his friend.

[@isabt4]

Hilarious presentation, brilliant! I love this book, and I love the character, Holden, who wants to become a catcher in the rye to save those falling off the cliff!

[@Applepoisoneer]

This was a really great discussion and i'm so sorry I missed it by like- four years! :D I love your analysis and the exploration of his use of the word "you". I hadn't heard that detail. As well as the masageny inherent in the book. I always figured it was due to him being young and having no real experiences with women before this book took place. Great discussion!

[@pattyshouts]

I want to cry everytime I think of this book. I want to cry just watching this video.

[@elsewherehouse]

During my sophomore year of high school, my English teacher actually had a talk with me in the hallways letting me know that I reminded him of Holden Caulfield. I read the book semi anxious for a genuine connection, but I greatly struggled with reading comprehension. All I really remembered was the part about the nail clippings. Didn't connect to that. Then a couple of years later, a college girl friend told me that I am basically Charlie from perks of being a wallflower. So

[@Number1ricky]

@veronicachic that's why the book is amazing. Almost all kids, people, go through the experiences of depression and loneliness. Holden is a lonely kid. We all been there.

[@OhCuriousJo]

and I just love those moments when I'm like, "maaybe this was significant" but I'm not quite sure, and then someone else confirms it. w00t.

[@andreribeiro6088]

I'm came to the future to say that this book is freaking awesome

[@pomashonepkat]

In response to Ben, that was what I thought about the red hunting cap while reading the book for my class. We later went on to discuss how he went off on that tangent about Allie's hair being so red, then talking about the red hunting cap. It was not only a security blanket, but a connection to innocence, and possibly to Allie's calm and kind nature. Especially innocence; Allie will be forever preserved in his thoughts as a small, innocent, kind child, and the cap is a link to that.

[@MagaPeach]

My english teacher played your Catcher in The Rye videos in class today!! :D We had finished reading the books and said your videos did a great job of explaining. He told us to pay attention to them since some of the stuff you said is going to be on our quiz. haha He didn't know who you were, but I explained what you did and who you were. Now my teacher said he's going to watch more of your videos. :D

[@Furturs]

I loved this book when I read it, and now I'm seeing things I never even realized before.

[@mlcandylover23]

John, I believe this is my favorite VlogBrother's video =)

[@JakeGoober]

I definitely have to read this book next now... Thanks Mr. J. Green!

[@KelciONeill]

You just made so much more sense and explained far more in those 4 minutes than my english teacher did in like 8 80 minute classes. wow. p.s. Did you even breathe in this video?

[@IKARUZDAZE]

this is a great video...it also gives good insights and summaries while at the same time making it enjoyable and funny to watch...good job dude

[@Number1ricky]

Yes to the whole "you" thing. My also he mentions how lonely new york makes "you" feel when "you" hear people laugh and enjoy themselves. I have always thought that the part with the cab driver and the ducks and fish is 'deep' lol, because you notice that the cab driver is defensive of the fish. The driver relates to fish: he's a driver stuck in a dead end job, like the fish stuck in the lake in a cold winter. He gets mad at Holden, who is like a duck, free to fly away during cold winter. ;)

[@FoamCleanser30]

Read this book when i was about 17 or 18. Loved it then and have just reread it on my new Kindle . I really liked your vid, Made me wanna read it again.

[@OhCuriousJo]

so I missed reading this book in our English curriculum (long story), but now I am reading it...and this is really helpful. You know. for depth and stuff.

[@carolineberg53]

I really enjoy these videos and I find you to be very intelligent and insightful.. but the pace at which you are sharing the dissection of this book is a huge disservice to an amazing work of literature. I love reading because I can digest it thoughtfully and this sort of beats the purpose of all the little intricacies of Salinger's works.

[@pufferwockey]

holy crap, you two actualy disagreed, or had a minor misunderstanding, or whatever, and you solved it with reasonable comunication with absolutly no extreve vulgarity or even any "swear" words. and then one of you appologiezed BUT WAIT THERES MORE the other one said no appologies nessesary and appologized their self my point is WOW its hard to find any discussion online ANYWHERE where ppl are civil with each other and it makes me happy to see you two put all the freapers to shame thank you

[@wrongwrongright]

Thanks for some clarification. I appreciate it. These video are what inspired me to read "The Catcher in the Rye".

[@TheWarnerSister]

DUDE. I read this book in English a couple months ago and the points you make are awesome! I could have totally impressed my English teacher!! GGRAAAAAGHHHH GIANT SQUID OF MILD FRUSTRATION

[@andreabaena3481]

Thank you for doing these kind of videos. I love your channel. 😍😍