Tuesday, 20 December 2016

What was a significant moral/ ethical choice made by the character ? what influenced this decision ? what did you think of this choice ? are the characters actions the result of freedom of choice or destiny ? 

Holden deciding to leave pency without knowing where he was going to go from there was a significant choice made. Holden not wanting to face his parents after being kicked out of yet another boarding school decided to explore New York for a few days before his parents found out. Holden's choice was dumb, but I admired his thought process he thinks day by day and doesn't think about how the future will wind up due to the repercussions of his actions. His actions are the result of freedom of choice but could also be argued to be destiny. Holden had the final say in what he did and chose to leave pency without a thought out plan but the opportunity came up through destiny.

How did you feel about the characters? Whom did you like or not like and why ? 
Holden 
- I liked, he was odd and misunderstood character.
- Holden has a weird view on the world
- he dislikes many people
- He's not mentally healthy and I found it interesting to see things from his perspective


Ackley 
I didn't like
- I found him annoying and kinda irrelevant to the plot
- he had terrible hygiene
- in everyone's business


Stradlater 
I didn't like
from Holden's perspective and views on stradlater he was also annoying
coming off very self absorbed ( which sort of helps Holden because Stradlater doesn't care enough to question Holden.)

Phoebe
I liked
One of the only characters that Holden cares about throughout the whole novel.
She cares for her brother and is looking out for him.
Holden constantly thinks of phoebe

My opinions of the characters kinda depend on Holdens view on the person. The description that Holden gives is the only side of the characters we can see. so when Holden dislikes someone only the negative traits of this person are being explained. Which makes having a different opinion than Holden's incredibly hard.
Is there a subplot that contributes to the main story? how ? 

The death of Holden's brother Allie has a rather large impact on the main story. Holden's childhood is the reason he is the way he is. As Holden was growing up he had to deal with the death of his brother, which took a rather large toll on him. Holden had a break down ( smashing the garage windows...) which led to Holden going to boarding schools, many boarding schools. Holden brings Allies baseball glove with poetry on it to boarding school  because it is important to him. This is the reason Holden winds up walking the streets of New York and also contributes to the state of Holden's mental health.

Tuesday, 13 December 2016