I first read this book at 15 or 16, and I was actively depressed and harming myself. The book carried me through so much. I needed it desperately. My English/Language Arts teacher told me she saw me as a catcher in the rye. I’m 25, married, and teach middle school students now. I hope I do catch some of them and help them out. I’m so glad I found the strength to keep going, in my mind, Holden does too, and he becomes much happier, just as I have. This book is so near and dear to me.
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I first read this book at 15 or 16, and I was actively depressed and harming myself. The book carried me through so much. I needed it desperately. My English/Language Arts teacher told me she saw me as a catcher in the rye. I’m 25, married, and teach middle school students now. I hope I do catch some of them and help them out. I’m so glad I found the strength to keep going, in my mind, Holden does too, and he becomes much happier, just as I have. This book is so near and dear to me.