Did certain parts make you feel uncomfortable? If so, why did you feel that way? Did this lead to a new understanding or awareness of some aspect of the world/ your life you might not have thought about before?

In the Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, some parts did make me feel uncomfortable, but mostly it made me elicit pathos for Holden and the certain situation he was going through at the time because I  am lucky enough to never go through his difficult events.

It made me feel this way because I have never been through the tragic death of my brother, or alienation so bad that nobody talks to me. This would completely traumatize me, and make me not know what to do or who to talk to, but instead just to keep quiet and not share it with anyone like Holden did, even though I know it's what Holden did.

Lastly, this did lead me to a new understanding and awareness of some aspect of the world and my life because through this story of Holden's tough teenage years, I begin to develop and understanding that it is not always as easy to seek help then I think it is too. It also brings me to awareness of this me because I did not know that about 3% of men and 1% of women in the world have antisocial personality disorder.