Journal 3: The Catcher In The Rye
Who are we accountable for our actions?
All throughout the book, it seemed pretty clear to me that everything Holden chose to do was his own fault. But while reading the last few chapters it appears that yes it was Holden’s decision to do most things, but also his parents and family have affected his attitude. For example, one main reason Holden has such a bad view on school is because he didn’t enjoy it. Maybe if his parents didn’t send him to one of the top schools and kept him at home he wouldn’t have had so many issues. Although, I still believe it is mainly Holden’s fault for quitting and not being motivated to do anything with his life and school, because he is a very negative person and thinks the world revolves around him. Holden is very rude and judgmental about basically everyone he encounters, I feel that some of his actions are based also upon the traumatic things he had to deal with like the death of his brother, and a classmate committing suicide. So yes, Holden potentially has some sort of mental illness that he can blame for his actions but also, he has declined help several times so he is not trying to help himself
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