Literary Quote of the Day: "Throwing Yourself Out a Window"

The Teaching ELA Podcast

Aug 6 2022 • 10 mins

The first time I read Catcher in the Rye, I liked and felt bad for Holden Caufield. The second time I read it, I couldn’t stand Holden Caufield and was happy about his demise. These contradictory feelings toward one of American Literature’s most famous protagonists is in line with Caufield’s contradictory feelings toward just about everything.

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