Comments by "Morgan King" (@MorganKing95) on "Top 10 20th Century Novels" video.

  1. I guess you have never felt teenage angst, alienation, or identity crisis. The novel follows Holden in New York after being expelled from school, and you see him trying to find an identity and sense of belonging, but ends up with getting drunk, prostitution, and meeting even more unlikable characters. The title comes from that if he wanted to have a meaning in life, ot would to be a "Catcher in the Rye"; the one who saves the children from the evil adulthood
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  2. If you were kid, then I can understand that you could not relate to Holden; the novel is best suited for young adults or older teenagers that feel or have felt alienation, teenage angst, identity crisis, and that adults are morons. The novel also deals with sense of belonging. I think there's a reason why the novel is associated with killers like Mark David Chapman
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  3. AbsoluteWrestlingFed​ And what are those reasons, may I ask? I can see that you haven't dug deep enough into the story, because so far, I see no signs of arguments nor analysis and interpretation from you. And even though my teenage years wasn't much like Holden, I can still see signs of rebellion and teenage angst in him
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  4. Drew We're not asking him to enjoy the novel; we're asking him to argue for his statements, because so far it's just blind hate and bitching, and no analysis or aesthetic judgment whatsoever
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  5. Richy Rich The OP is biased and has blind hate. You are more acceptable, but still no true analysis, argumentation, or aesthetic judgment (that especially goes for the OP)
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  6. Richy Rich Giving reasons for your statements (and by extension opinions) is basic argumentation, and I see no point in complaining about a novel if you cannot even argue for it. No, being biased is a fallacy in art criticism, especially since it's a sign of ignorance and lack of understanding for the art. The only good thing about bias is that the attitude eventually can change into understanding. Aesthetic judgment is more David Hume than Kant, and it's basic knowledge for everyone who's been to college. And don't bring up that "I'm too busy"-excuse; I was involved in 3 organizations when I learned about aesthetic judgment back in college, and I was doing perfectly fine. You remind me of an incompetent editor-in-chief I got into an argument with some months back
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  7. +william skinner There's no movie adaptation of "The Catcher in the Rye"
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