First Impressions

My first impressions of Holden resemble everyone else's, as I'm sure. He appears to be a rebellious, apathetic, teenage boy. However, he appears to also be highly intelligent. He is captain of the fencing team, which hints at immense strategic skill and cunning. The way he holds himself appears rather esteemed and "cool", even though he hardly could care about anything going on around him. These are my first impressions of the main character of Catcher In The Rye.

Question Number 4

Grown Ups

So here’s a little girl

She smiles and she laughs at your dumb

Little jokes like little lambs

Lullaby, lullaby

Of the boy bands that she loves

She’s a freshman

With kites and summer breezes

She dreams of her prince charming

Saving her from her reveries

She’ll lean her head to one side and smile

But her eyes are like a doll’s

Glassy

As she stares off at the stone castle

Off in the distance

So far you can’t see it

You can’t see it

You know why?

Neither do I

What’s she looking at?

Why does she smile so?

Like a little pink rose bloomed

On her pale face

All of the sudden.

Children

Prim, proper

Come now, be reasonable

You can’t run a business

With singing and dancing

You can’t win in the world

With a paintbrush and pen

Crisp

Say it with me

CRISP! CLEAN!

Adjust your tie

Smooth your taught skirts

Keep calm, carry on

This is why you’re here.

Grow up

BUT I DON’T WANNA!

My Favorite Color Is Green

Green is the glowing inner ring of his eyes
When he laughs, they curve UP like a crescent moon
When he's sad, they are glossy like a doll's eyes
And ever so big

Green is the moss under our feet
I dreamed of shared blackberry ice cream
And laughs made of summer breeze
Drowned in apricot sky

Green is the Celtic knots I drew
Locked away, locked away
From our adventures, I was locked away
Until I cried