麥田里的守望者 英文版 讀書報告

麥田里的守望者英文版讀書報告Catcherintherye10140128陳葭碧Catcherintheryewrotea16yearsoldboy,calledHolden,whowasborninarichmiddleclassfamily.Heescapedfromschoolafterbeingexpelledinthefourthtime.ThenhewenttotheUnitedStatesofNewYorkcityinonedayandtwonights.Thewholestorytellsahouthissuchaspecialexperience.Itnotonlyvividlydepictedadelicaterestlessnessofthemiddleclasschildren’sdepressed,lonelyandcynicalspiritworld,andthepsychologicalcharacteristicsofadolescents’amassofcontradictions,butalsocriticizedthethehypocrisyintheadultsociety.ThebeginningofthestoryfromPenceyschool.Penceymiddleschoolisveryfamousandhasagreatpopularityinpeople'sminds,however,theherodescribesthepenceymiddleschoolfollowas"Penceyisjustasotherschools,itcan’tcultivatetalentsatall.AndIdon’tseeanyoutstanding,intelligentandexcellentstudents."Besides,healsosaidthereareaplentyofthievesinpenceymiddleschool.Inholden'sopinion,themostunforgivablethinginthatschoolisfuilledwithhypocriticalpeople,especiallytheprincipal.Heisverysnobbish.Whenheseesordinaryparents,hejustsayhellotothem.Whileseetherichandpowerfulwhodriveagoodcar,hewilltalkwiththementhusiasmlyinalongtime.BesidesthedisgustedAcleandMrRuddtower.ThereasonthatHoldenleavespenceyisnotforhefailedsixsubjects,buttherearealothypocritepeople.Evenifthereareendlessgloryandsplendor,buttheentirecampusisindifferentandalmosttobeanohumanworld.ThereisnohappinessinHolden'sworld.Evenifhecanfeelhappy,itisonlyafewpeopletogivehim.Hisrejectgoodthings,althoughitisarealconcern.WhenhishistoryteacherSpencertellshimthathisparentsarethebestpersons.Hefeltverydisgusted,heheartilyhatestheword"better".Whileit'shardformetoimagine,asachild,whyhecouldthinksouglyabouttheworld?Thoughtherearemanyuglythingsinthisworld,too.Heeventhinkssometinylittlethingsveryhateful.Whenheseesaboywhoisjustlikeaguyinthestreetandgettogetherwithhisgirlfriend.Iftheylaughconstantly,hethinkstheirlaughissimplybutnotfunny.Seeingsomebodyelseplayingatune,healsothinksthemanisjustshowoffhisability.Seeingawomanwithachildisbeingmovedandcryatthemovies,healsoconsideredaphony.HeevenboringtohateChristians.InHolden'seyes,allsortsofthingsisjustafakedeathoffarce.WhenHoldenseestheuglysideoflife,hetellshislonelinesswithoutanyreservation.Thiskindoflonelinessisnotasimplesadnessinthesenseofsolitude,butitisnotapersoncanreallyunderstandhim.AlthoughhehatesMrRuddtower,hewouldalsoliketodanceinfrontofhim."IalsoneedanaudienceandIalsoliketoinfrontofotherstoshowoffmyself"Thisisthevoiceofhisheart,heneedtohear,tounderstandandnotaelegantlyfalsefaceandthesoftgreetings.Canapersonfeelhappywithouttheaudiences?Thebusdriverswantshimtothrowsnowballs,andhesaidhewillnotthrewtoanyone,butthebusdriverdoesn’tbelieve."Peoplejustdon'tbelieveyourwords"Holtonsaid：“Nooneunderstandshim.Themeetbetweentheoldmanandhimisnothappy,becausetheirviewsareopposite.Butonetheotherhand,heisverydesiretocommunicatewiththeoldman.Accordingtoourtoday'sunderstanding,ifthemanisnotbosomfriend,itisn’tnecessarytoexplain.Howeverheistoolonely,nooneaccompaniestohimandtalktohim,sohewasverylonely.Thusunderinevitableloneliness,heeventhoughttofindprostitutesandhejustwantstotalkwithher,butthefinalresultisbeingdeceivedandhasalsobeenbeatbytherascalMaurice.Inouropinion,holdenisn'tagoodstudent,buthehasinnocenceandkindnessinhisheartjustlikeotherchildren's.Whenhetakeataxifortwice,heaskedthedriverthat:”Whereshouldshallow-waterducksgointhecentralparkwhenthelakeisfrozen?”Thisisafunnyquestion.Holdenconcernedaboutducksandnature.Soheisalsosympathetic.InEdmondhotel,whenhesawaoldmanworkedasthewaiter.Thenhethoughtitisverydifficulttoletanoldmantodosuchathing.Havingencounteredbadsuitcaseinhand,thetwosistereatonlybreadandcoffeeforbreakfast,heevenstillhatetoeatsaltedfisheggs.Andthoughtthatwhentheydidn'tteach,howcantheytaketheoldstrawbaskettoraisemoneyineverywhereandwillmeetallkindsofsituations,evenattractbyothersdespistion.Fromthesethings,wecanconcludethathewasverysympathetic.Hisbrotherandsisterhadalargerinfluenceonholden'slife.Allihavedeadforalongtime.OnthatdayofAlli’sdeath,holdenbrokenallofthewindowsuntilhishandswerebleeding.WecanseethatAlli,asitwere,themostimportantpersoninhislife.Thisisnotafake.itisundoubtedlyahugestrikeforholdenonherdeath.Shewantedtoescapefromthisworldandtofindherownspiritualhome.HesaidtoSally:”Theycangototheforesttobuilttheirowncabinbythemselvesandleaveawayfromthepeople.Eventheirrelativestcometovisitthem,theystilldon’twelcome.”Infact,Holdendoesn’thatethisworld,buthatesomethingugly.InGalveston,thepoorJamesKaiserwaskilledbyagroupofguys.Howeverthatgroupofboysarestillescaping.Theworldreallyhasadarkside,andeventoday,althoughthestateattachesgreatimportancetothelegalsystem,buttherearestillmanypeopleignorethelawunderthevariousnetworkofrelationships.Wedon'thavetoworryaboutthese,becausefranklyspeaking,wecan'tchangethecircumstances.Jsutlikeholdencan'tchangethetime,sometimes,we’dbetterbeourselves.Holden’scharacterisverycomplex,ontheonehand,hehimselfhasmanyproblems,hecriticizespeoplearoundhim,buttimesdisplaysasmuchphoniness,meannessandsuperficalityasanyoneelseinthebook.Ontheotherhand,hisspiritualworldisinnocent,hehatesallphonythingswhileseekssincerityandloveandhehimselfisapersonfulloflove.Heloveschildren,becausechildrenfromfallingintothecliffreferringtotheadultworldwhichheassociateswithhypocrisyandugliness.Hedoesn’twantchildrentostepintotheadultworld;hewantsthemtostayinnocentforever.Thatiswhywhenheseestheword“fuckyou”onthewallofPhoebe’sschoolheissoangrythatheevenwantstokilltheguywhowroteit.Hisdegenerationisinessenceakindofresistance,becausehedoesn’twanttowallowinmirewiththoseguyshedespises.“Anyway,Ikeeppicturingalltheselittlekidsplayingsomegameinthisbigfieldofryeandall.Thousandsoflittlekids,andnobody'saround--nobodybig,Imean--exceptme.AndI'mstandingontheedgeofsomecrazycliff.WhatIhavetodo,Ihavetocatcheverybodyiftheystarttogooverthecliff--Imeanifthey'rerunningandtheydon'tlookwherethey'regoingIhavetocomeoutfromsomewhereandcatchthem.That'sallI'ddoallday.I'djustbethecatcherintheryeandall.Iknowit'scrazy,butthat'stheonlythingI'dreallyliketobe.”Thisparagraphisthemostfamouspartfromthestory.Andtosomeextent,itreflectswhythebookisnamedbyCatcherintherye.Holdenwasthoseofaverytroubledpersonwhodeservedoursympathymoreoftenthanourpraise.AcloselookatwhatHoldendid,nonetheless,revealedthathepossessedverystrongmoral,compassionateinstincts.ThoughHoldenstruggledagainsteverything,evenleftawayfromtherealworld,hechoosetoadjustedhimselftoaccepttherealworldtobeacatcherinthereallife.TheCatcherintheRyeleftmanyusefulpointstousforcogitation.Th