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Holden fear of growing up12/16/2023 ![]() ![]() You tried so hard to live in the real world but when it threw you back out on your ass, you realised that you didn’t want it anymore. You’re holding on to the image of that child who never grew up. You’re teetering on the edge of adulthood and childlike wonder. You’re just waiting for that chance to prove them wrong.Ģ. They think you’ve lost your soul, your spark. Everybody thinks you’re a hotshot, and they forget what you’ve been through. You have to start making a living for yourself even if someone younger than you might think you’ve given up on your dream. You have to make use of what you already have and work with it. And when you finally have time to slow down, you realise you’re already there and it’s too late to be a child again. Sometimes you have to grow up quicker than you’d like. Someone hands you a pile of responsibilities and you just gotta take ‘em. You just end up thinking about what Holden would have done with his life after his realisation, and you end up hoping that he is finally happy, despite being a fictional character.ġ. I’m not sure you would call the ending of this book all that happy, but what I like about it is that it leaves room for so many possibilities. Like all the bad things are over and the happy ending is coming. And somehow, it just gives you a feeling that everything’s gonna be alright with Holden. ![]() It’s a smile-through-the-tears kind of moment. Even so, this must be the sweetest scene in the book. This is when he realises that maybe he cannot be the catcher in the rye. He does say he is happy but there is also the thought of having to let go. The happiness that Holden feels while watching Phoebe go around and around on that carousel feels bittersweet to me. Or maybe that means I’m just looking for it in all the wrong places. But sometimes, it just gets really hard to find it. Happiness is the simplest and most sought after feeling. Whenever I thought about it, the thought of all the deadlines I had to meet, and all the responsibilities I had to remember, were all too overwhelming and I cease to be happy. I can’t really remember a time when I was simply happy with where I was in life. Things. I’m not entirely certain what pure happiness feels like. So do new episodes of my favourite TV shows. Sure, I’m happy when someone offers me a cookie or when someone laughs at my puns. ![]()
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