Today
in class, I chose to answer blog option number 1.
This
article, was simply about a rattle in the car that this Daryn’s husband heard
when driving on the highway coming from the right side by the window- but it wasn’t
actually the window, they already checked that. When she brought the car into
the dealership to be looked at, the workers said there was nothing they could
do… there was simply to rattle. The wife insisted there was. They took a test
drive, and the rattling was gone…just like that. The author then leads in and
says, “As I continue to stress about the mystery rattle, it
strikes me, Dear Reader, you just might have a rattle, as well…Rather, that
thing that is the thorn in your side, that others can’t see or detect that
you’re told to get over” (DarynKagan.com).
Pushing toward the greater idea of the article piece,
sensitivity. The sensitivity to the rattling- or the sensitivity that Holden has
with the baseball mitt. We see in Catcher in the Rye, that Holden has a
sentimental connection to this which was his brothers growing up, Allie. Allie was
such a good from what Holden told us. Holden is very sensitive about his
brother because he believes that his brother did not deserve it. Holden was always
the less liked child, while his brother was a great student and received many
compliments from teachers, staff members, and coaches. The mitt was his brothers with all the fun
saying and poems he wrote on them that meant something to his brother. With
Holden thinking, they must mean something to him. Some situations, even if they
aren’t exactly there- still are represented in our lives in different ways.
Holden’s brother, Allie, shows up in his life when thinking about baseball,
squeezing a tight fist, or sleeping in a garage. The baseball mitt didn’t just
give him a sense of rushed emotions, like the rattling had with the husband, it
was that one thing that kept eating at him. The one thing that always brought
sparks to his eyes, a fire in his voice, and a tingling in his hands when he thought
about it.
I appreciated your response because it was very good and showed great detail and thought and care when you were responding. It really made me consider a much deeper meaning to this article with the rattle and also the baseball mitt.
ReplyDeleteThanks, did it make you think about your own rattle in your life????
DeleteYes! My grandma on my dads side passed away about half a year ago. It has been something I have trouble getting over and is the "rattle" in my life. What about your own rattle? Did writing this make you think about the rattle in your life?
DeleteNo rattle***
ReplyDeleteoops.... thank you!
DeleteGreat job Steeds. I only have one question out of this, however, how can you personally relate to the sentimental mitt of Catcher In The Rye?
ReplyDeleteI think your post brought an interesting perspective to how Holden feels about Allie. I think Holden recognizes that he wasn't his parents 'favorite,' like you said, but he doesn't mind that his siblings were smarter than he was. This reminds me of when Holden was talking about Phoebe, his younger sister. He says, "You never saw a little kid so pretty and smart in your whole life" (Salinger 87). I think that this shows how much Holden loves his siblings and how smart he thinks they are. He recognizes how great they are, even though he may not be that smart himself. How do you think Holden feels about his siblings?
ReplyDeleteI appreciated your response because it really makes a lot of sense and I completely agree that Holden really loves his siblings. In Allie's case, he has never let go of his death. It still affects him so many years later. He always talks about how smart and kind his siblings are (Allie and Phoebe). It kind of made me consider my brother and my relationship with him. How does this make you feel about Holden and his moral character?
DeleteThank you Kira! I very much agree with you. In my blog, I tried to focus on the question and not get lead to my own ideas. But with what you are asking me, I wish I could have continued, we see Holden's admiration for all of his family members, somewhere throughout the book. We are introduced immediately to DB in the book which I think the author was trying to make a statement as he brags about his "Hollywood life style" (2).
DeleteTo support that Holden loves his siblings I have the following quote: "You'd have liked him. He was two years younger than I was, but he was about fifty times as intelligent. He was terrifically intelligent." (Salinger 38) This quote shows how highly Holden thought of his brother Allie.
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