Hello there! :) Recently, I've come into some realizations about life, myself, the world, etc. I've spent a lot of time working on some stories, and also, thinking. I've pretty much discovered a plan in life as well. That's always nice!
Just last week, I finished The Catcher in The Rye. I'd like to discuss that.
Normally, it's a book read in an American literature course which I will take this upcoming school year. However, apparently my school (as have many others, I've heard) has banned the book. I took that as an incintive to read it myself.
I love Holden Caulfield. He's probably my favorite fictional American character at the moment. His view on the world is so true, so depressing, and yet, so very much like my own. I adore the symbolistic writing use of J.D. Salinger. His writing has led me to the realization of just how important, albeit a bit antagonizing, written symbols are. I'll keep that in mind as I begin The Great Gatsby in a little while.
Writers are the most underestimated people in this world. Anything to do with the media, was written by a writer. I think it's quite horrible how writers aren't given as much credit as they should.
While I'm on the topic of writing, I've come to another realization (What can I say? Realizations are finding me). People call other people a wide variety of names everyday. People call other people "weird" all the time. But when you stop to think about it, the society we all live in is quite weird.
Then again, the concept of normal is just an average. Normal does indeed exist, but it's just an average.
