Who Is The Real Self-Absorbed Phony? | The Catcher In The Rye (J.D. Salinger)

This is a classic that I just don't get?'The Catcher In The Rye' by J.D. Salinger is a fictional coming of age story about a rebellious teen in New York City. Holden Caulfield is expelled from an elite school and fills a couple of days with activities (illegal and otherwise) before returning home to confront his parents with the news.I summarised the book as follows. "If you want a whiny self-absorbed kid, you've got the right book. Maybe this resonated with the time but I feel no connection to Holden nor his predicament/way of life. Maybe he needs some phoniness because I really see no positive aspects in him as a character and adding in the stylistic choices of the repetitive writing made me give it a pretty low rating."I hope you have a fantastic day wherever you are in the world. Kyrin out!Timeline:(0:00) - Intro(0:25) - Synopsis(1:44) - Self-Absorption: The result of not being a phony(8:45) - Observations/Takeaways(12:33) - SummaryConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show