The Catcher in the Rye

I think that this will be a good book. Im not sure if I will LOVE LOVE LOVE it because im afraid Holden might or might not get annoying? I guess we'll find out. The first chapter though made me want to yell at him to get over his "fear of phonies"! gahhhhh! Im sure a lot of those people aren't phonies, Holden's insecurties though make him scared to get to know people.

Now that Im a little farther in however, i don't think Holden will drive me crazy :) I think we can all relate to the "phony" thing to an extent (just not one as great as his!). Its annoying when people act one way just to impress others...I think that this could be a good book about Holden deciding to take responsibility for his life. I think he will realize that while there really are "phonies" out there, he is missing out on a lot of relationships with people. I think this book will have many themes on of them being the fear of "letting people in". It makes me think of the song "let love in" by the goo goo dolls!

The author Selinger is quite interesting. He has dated young college students, lives seclusively to avoid the press, plus his book has caused some controversy... so thats always interesting! :)

I thought that the movie and book were very similar in my mind. There were numerous therapists, nurses, and others coming and going. Morrie was receiving a lot of phone calls now also. In the movie i thought that Morrie was a little bit different personality wise. He listed everything off, and sort of went through everything less "personally" and didn't seem as warm. Maybe that was just the way i perceived him, or maybe the bad acting? :)
In the movie they discuss Mitch's girlfriend a lot more than in the book also.
In the video interview at first i thought that morrie looked a lot less frail than i pictured him. However once i saw his legs i realized that morrie was in fact veryyyy frail after all.

Tuesdays With Morrie

My first reaction to the video was that he was a very wise man, and how he had comes to terms with the fact he was dying-and accepted it so graciously-was mindboggling. Not just any person could do this. You instantly knew that this man had a big heart, and you feel connected to him. For me, Morrie made me think of my Great Grandma Davis. She passed away in December of 2006 before christmas. She didn't know she was dying, however she was always telling us kids we shouldn't take things for granted. She appreciated the little things; in fact i remember her always excitedly telling me about what she saw out her front window that day.

Watching the interview I think, can remind us there are so many ways to look at life. You can feel sorry for yourself, sulk, and stay at home; you can do what Morrie did and make the most of it. I also think that we sometimes forget how much the elderly can offer. Morrie was a tiny and frail man, his voice didn't necessarily catch your attention, and he couldn't walk or even take himself to the bathroom. However he had so much knowledge, and an opinion on life that only someone who has been through it all could have. The last minutes were the most touching I thought, and really showed us how he viewed his last year of life.

"This is the time to make a life review, to make ammends, to identify and let go of regrets, to come to terms with your unresolved relationships"
-Morrie Schwartz