I really don't like Catcher in the Rye. reading it made me feel angry and anxious. I couldn't even finish it without wanting to throw it across the room
I bet by reading this he wants to kill john lennon... But he finds out he is already dead... He even looks similar to butters scotch... If you watch south park then you know what i mean...
I read this for my AP Lit class a few weeks ago, and thanks to you, John, I didn't hate it, and I managed to make the other people in my discussion group not hate it too :-) Thank you.
He points at the doobiliy doo at the side instead of the bottom. Who knows, maybe youtube will change again and put the doobility doo back in the side of the video again.
Congrats. You succeeded in convincing me to reread a book I thought I hated, and to think about it more and hate it less...despite the misogyny, which is definitely there.
The misogyny is kind of everywhere. He not only implies that most girls are dumb, deliberately confusing, and lack control, but his entire story argues that they need a man's protection from the world and other men or else they will be irrevocably corrupted, broken sad things deserving only of pity. *restrains-urge-to-smack*
Did he just say Frakkin'? I don't know anymore, there is just too much awesome in these videos compared with a world full of suck that I may be imagining things.
Just finished rereading Will Grayson, Will Grayson...oh, her name is Jane! Don't know if that was intentional, but you are supposed to have written The Catcher and the Rye of the 21st century (in the form of Looking for Alaska.)
@ 3:15, maybe the frequent usage of 'you' is also a way to somewhat subliminally give the reader a more personal experience which the reader may or may not choose to let themselves experience, but by using 'you' that empathy just rises unobstructed
And is it so difficult to see why JD gave Holden's brother the name of Allie? Allies in the Wonderland. Allie who set on a journey in the land of the dead. When Holden thought that allie was left alone in the graveyard under the rain and all what did he mean? You, dumbfuck, can't read at all @John
But still, why the red HUNTING hat? Cuz the books consists of pure paradoxes. The very age of Holden is paradoxical -- now he behaves like a kid, now like an adult. Salinger just says that Holden is Red Riding Hood and a hunter (who saved her) combined. Here is the symbolism of RED hunting hat.
As to the red hunting hat, there was another fictional character who, like Siddharta (young Buddha) and Carrol's Alice, sets on a journey in a strange world, and this is Red Riding Hood. The symbolism is obvious and one needs to be a dickhead not to see it
When a village idiot is trying to make fun of someone he makes himself a laughing stock. Before trying to analyze The Catcher, keep in mind the story of Siddharta, Alice in the Wonderland, Lao Tzu, et cetera, et cetera. At least you won't sound like a supercilious moron.
Hmm... When John was talking about how Holden was so pained by his memories that he says "you" instead of "I", it reminded me of a book I'm reading: "The Thirteenth Tale" (Diane Setterfield). In the book, the character Vida Winter, and author, is retelling her story to a biographer, the main character (Margaret Lea). And during almost the entire tale, Vida acts like it's the most painful thing, and she so rarely refers to herself and her sister as "we", but "they".
"...met a woman who was definitely a prostitute after earlier in the book not meeting a woman who was maybe a prostitute, then didn't do anything with the prostitute" lol that part made me laugh. I'm liking this book. Its a little sad/depressing like you said. But its goddam good. So goddam good its just about killing me. I'm getting a real bang out of it.
@TheGummyBearOverLord If my information is right, it is normal. I am going off of the fact that most of the fifteen year olds that I know are still snuggling up at night with their stuffed animals.
hes a phony, a big fat phony. oh and hes afraid of sex so hes gay because thats all he talks about but when he gets the chance to do it he craps his pants
The problem with this whole youtube thing, is that kid think you are the Catcher in the Rye God.-----And maybe you are, but people need to come to their own conclusions, come through the book like a hiker, an adventurer. ----Unforutunately, kids are listening to your cafein inspired rant , and they are mesmerized. It's not what literature is about. It's just something to think abouy.
He really kills me. He does I mean it that goddam sonuvabitch. You'd think he knew everything in the goddam world. So phone, and I mean it. Goddam phonies. goddam goddam goddam xD
anybody think there is any connection between the red hunting cap and Allie's red hair? Also the other red haired people in the book? (all of whom he seems to like)
My English Teacher actually used this to help us learn Catcher in the Rye, which was kind of awesome. Even the stupid semi-illiterate jocks thought it was cool.
thanks for doing my english homework. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHa.... ow
Oh lord I LOVE THIS BOOK! But either way, I agree completely with what you said! Not to sound smart, but these are things I thought as well (: prettycool
Thank you so much for helping me study for English! You made it interesting. =D Now can you please do Taming of the Shrew and 10 Things I Hate About You? K. thanks. bye.
@argyleanklesocks splittling the phrase "to talk" by putting "belatedly" inbetween. He said "to belatedly talk" when it should be "to talk belatedly" or "belatedly to talk..." .................... "to" and "talk" should not be split up.
@oh9ah6 The infinitive in question was "to talk", which he split with the word "belatedly". It should have been "to talk belatedly" or possibly "belatedly to talk"
I don't get it- that book was censored and banned in many high schools, led to the John Lennon and Ronald Reagan assasination, yet it was on my High School summer reading list! And to top it all off... IT WAS REQUIRED!!!
When John was talking about Holden using "you" instead of "I," I freaked out, because I actually noticed that while reading the book! And, I had some idea of what it meant!
On a different note, "a wee bit misogynistic?" Try incredibly misogynistic and also really sex-negative! I facepalmed several times while reading the novel.
this was really great help i was like what in the goddamn world is going on here i felt like nothing was REALLY goin into my head. THANKS JOHN YOURE MY HERO.
I feel like John's trying to make the book sound way more meaningful and deep than it is... a lot of people use the phrase "you" instead of "I" because they mean that if you did, it would feel like that. ie "you know when you're trying to..."
I just read this goddamn book and now I'm a little goddamn confused so I started watching some videos where this sonuvabitch named John, Old John he kills me sometimes, explains things that one would notice after reading the goddamn book several times b/c I'm to lazy to read it again.Very big deal.
@nothadnotbad 1. John has written three books, co-written one (read them, they're all great) and has another one coming out in 2012. 2. Awesome title! And 3. I have no idea.
I read the book last week and I was like - I DON'T UNDERSTAND. Then I went to the Ning and they said - LISTEN TO JOHN. I love this nerdfighter society. Plus - she was a prostitute? The girl that slept with his roommate? She? Or another girl?
Because I agree that reading books without understanding the metaphors behind it is like looking at a picture, but not seeing anything. Or listening to music but remembering none of it.
You really understand Catcher in the Rye after you watch this video. I mean, John Green really clears it up for you. You think he should have been your English teacher and you really wish you didn't have to struggle so much while you read that book and all.
@djmvlog1 I agree. We are no longer a reading society. Kids hate reading because of the work we put on them. I knew a kid who just skim through and still got good grades. He however did not read much of it. Also he was a jerk. Modern kids don't want to read classics, they want to read what they want. The best way to restore a reading society is to NOT force upon them classics. It is wholly Irrational. I assume Hank was not taught this, and read classics for pleasure. So, he liked it (cont)
@djmvlog1 Cont because he read it his way (individually). People read shit, because they enjoy it. People hate classics because they were crammed with them. There are MANY exceptions. But, Literature should be enjoyed, not taught by a teacher. You cannot teach ideas.
@PoliticalWeekly That's true, but you do realize my comment was mainly a joke, I was trying to follow Holden's way of talking that John discussed in the video.
What happens to the ducks when the ice freezes over. I just thought that was his parents and their very cold formal way and he was the ducks, I read it twenty years ago so I could be wrong.
I really really really really really really really want to find a friend like you. really. or your brother. I wish I'd have the chance to talk to you guys one day but I am in Turkey and your are in America(insert angry face)!!!!
When I read The Catcher In The Rye, I understood how people enjoyed it, and that it was the start of a movement in books, but I didn't really enjoy reading it. I found the book's lack of climax rather boring. Watching this video has made me think about this book more, and I think I'm going to re-read it because I think I missed a lot of the symbolism and meaning and was instead caught up in the lack of plot line. Thank you John(:
I was bored with this book when I read it freshman (freshmen?) year. This makes it seem kinda intriguing. I still think, as a graduated junior (high school) that I haven't lived enough to get this book.
It's a very Anglican thing to replace 'I' with 'you' in every aspect of your speech, because with most of our accents it flows much better and you can get away with conflating it by removing both the first and/or last letter. You obviously can't miss any letters out of 'I'. In my mini-dialect thingy, We even sometimes say something that can only be spelled as 'eyomiim', which believe it or not sounds exactly like a splice between 'I' and 'you' when saying something like 'I'm going out".
I thought it was the fish in the pond that he asked the taxi driver about. What happens to the fish when winter comes because obviously ducks just fly away but the fish cant do that.
Wow... Thank you. I never understood the book, but now I kinda get it.
Sad it doesn't speak to me though... The only reason I want to finish it now is because I'm at 3/4 and I don't have much time left to read books for my exam :P
people believe science and math even tho as a child they were only shown it in books and told about it by other people but they believe without a doubt that everytime 1+1=2 so to me science and math have the same proofs as religion and we live our lives by there rules the moment anyone uses the word believe in a sentence that is your religion your way of life and everyone has quote unqoute religion even if its only science you BELIEVE in science
@Phoenix11InchesHolly Yes he is, he has a "holier than thou" attitude, LIKE ME!! Im not sure if i was like this before I read the book, but Im kinda worried this book screwed me up. LOL
@cunnamullafalla you are delusional.... the beauty of this book is that, like you said, nothing happens. the fact that there is no plot makes the book that much more moving when you consider the knowledge and understanding gained through reading it....
i want my money back, as this was the WORST book I ever read. No story line, no plot, just shit.. I want my money back. I urge the world to no bother buying a copy of this crap book. Its shit..
@Troyfan101 Your comment killed me. It really did. I also got a bang out of this video, even if the guy's a moron. All morons hate it when you call them morons.
I watched this video about a year ago for the first time and it made very little sense to me. Now I watch it, after reading the book, and it all makes sense.
It bothers me when people say Holden is unrelatable. To me he's the most real character I've ever come across in a novel. Yes, he's rude and hypocritical - and sexist, but that's more a product of the times - but you can tell that he knows it and does it on purpose. Everything he says in his narration gives away the pain he feels, and explains subtly - generally with the last sentence of paragraphs - why he's hiding behind so many walls that he's constructed for himself.
Yeah, the misogyny bit is one of the many things that kept me from either relating to or sympathizing with Holden. Also, he is really mean and rude. And also hypocritical.
I thought he was pretty far from misogynistic. He couldn't even use a prostitute, for God's sake. He struggles with his sexual feelings towards Sally when he doesn't love her and he has genuine affection for every female in the book. Seriously. All of them. He's even kind nice about the bitchy women at the club that use him for drinks.
@smashmashcrash Maybe sexist would be a better word than misogynistic. While he doesn't hate women, he is condesending to them, he objectifies them, and he often doesn't respect them. And he said that girls "lost their brains" whenever they went past second base.
The book was a pile of steaming dung. Painfully boring to read and I honestly felt after reading ti like nothing happened to anyone. Maybe thats the point you are supposed to feel a sense of boredom and lonliness after reading it like you are the character. However this doesnt make for exciting reading that urges you onward.
Sadly I do not see how anyone anywhere relates this book as somewhat of a spy training manual. Was I reading the same book?
HEY GUYS this video is more than 4 minutes and no punishment! wtf!
GamersEliteYT 4 hours ago
He loved that book so much. That killed me.
Zsmart 1 day ago
I really don't like Catcher in the Rye. reading it made me feel angry and anxious. I couldn't even finish it without wanting to throw it across the room
GoodwinMary 3 days ago
I bet by reading this he wants to kill john lennon... But he finds out he is already dead... He even looks similar to butters scotch... If you watch south park then you know what i mean...
TheFunnysamnoob333 1 week ago
I read this for my AP Lit class a few weeks ago, and thanks to you, John, I didn't hate it, and I managed to make the other people in my discussion group not hate it too :-) Thank you.
LostxinthexMusic 1 week ago
J.D Salinger described my soul.
housebrawl 2 weeks ago 3
He points at the doobiliy doo at the side instead of the bottom. Who knows, maybe youtube will change again and put the doobility doo back in the side of the video again.
jellydude7 2 weeks ago
It was a pretty boring book from what I remember.
MrWatchinvidsize 2 weeks ago
Congrats. You succeeded in convincing me to reread a book I thought I hated, and to think about it more and hate it less...despite the misogyny, which is definitely there.
The misogyny is kind of everywhere. He not only implies that most girls are dumb, deliberately confusing, and lack control, but his entire story argues that they need a man's protection from the world and other men or else they will be irrevocably corrupted, broken sad things deserving only of pity. *restrains-urge-to-smack*
hmol257 2 weeks ago
Did he just say Frakkin'? I don't know anymore, there is just too much awesome in these videos compared with a world full of suck that I may be imagining things.
athena2517 1 month ago in playlist 20 Essential Vlogbrothers Videos
Just finished rereading Will Grayson, Will Grayson...oh, her name is Jane! Don't know if that was intentional, but you are supposed to have written The Catcher and the Rye of the 21st century (in the form of Looking for Alaska.)
2gigapuppies 1 month ago in playlist 20 Essential Vlogbrothers Videos
Thumbs up if you had read this book before Mark Chapman shot John Lennon....I love the book ...but hate the 'hype' that surrounds this novel.
Torkgasmicgirl8 1 month ago
@ 3:15, maybe the frequent usage of 'you' is also a way to somewhat subliminally give the reader a more personal experience which the reader may or may not choose to let themselves experience, but by using 'you' that empathy just rises unobstructed
Thoughts would be appreciated, do reply :)
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And is it so difficult to see why JD gave Holden's brother the name of Allie? Allies in the Wonderland. Allie who set on a journey in the land of the dead. When Holden thought that allie was left alone in the graveyard under the rain and all what did he mean? You, dumbfuck, can't read at all @John
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But still, why the red HUNTING hat? Cuz the books consists of pure paradoxes. The very age of Holden is paradoxical -- now he behaves like a kid, now like an adult. Salinger just says that Holden is Red Riding Hood and a hunter (who saved her) combined. Here is the symbolism of RED hunting hat.
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As to the red hunting hat, there was another fictional character who, like Siddharta (young Buddha) and Carrol's Alice, sets on a journey in a strange world, and this is Red Riding Hood. The symbolism is obvious and one needs to be a dickhead not to see it
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When a village idiot is trying to make fun of someone he makes himself a laughing stock. Before trying to analyze The Catcher, keep in mind the story of Siddharta, Alice in the Wonderland, Lao Tzu, et cetera, et cetera. At least you won't sound like a supercilious moron.
scrtg 1 month ago
Hmm... When John was talking about how Holden was so pained by his memories that he says "you" instead of "I", it reminded me of a book I'm reading: "The Thirteenth Tale" (Diane Setterfield). In the book, the character Vida Winter, and author, is retelling her story to a biographer, the main character (Margaret Lea). And during almost the entire tale, Vida acts like it's the most painful thing, and she so rarely refers to herself and her sister as "we", but "they".
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I like this guy.. :)
GrimBallerina 1 month ago
my ex boyfriend still sleeps with a stuffed beagle...he's 21 :/
ILuvMrJ501 1 month ago in playlist 20 Essential Vlogbrothers Videos
"...met a woman who was definitely a prostitute after earlier in the book not meeting a woman who was maybe a prostitute, then didn't do anything with the prostitute" lol that part made me laugh. I'm liking this book. Its a little sad/depressing like you said. But its goddam good. So goddam good its just about killing me. I'm getting a real bang out of it.
ConnorRunsFree 1 month ago
We're reading the book right now (actually I have to read chapter 16 and 17 tonight...) so this helps me alot :)
Dftba
givemethatchocolate 1 month ago
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What an annoying prick
Please never make another video
pharman13 1 month ago
@pharman13 I'm sure he'll take your advice.
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Most of my class hated this book when we read it, but I couldn't put it down! I loved it!
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Y U NO MAKE THIS WHEN I WAS IN GRADE 11
Rawrfearmeh333 2 months ago in playlist 20 Essential Vlogbrothers Videos
I just scrolled through my cellphone contacts and found out that NO ONE wants to talk to me.
redbarron718 2 months ago
Jesus Christ, I love this book. I have to come back and watch these videos every once in a while.
thiefsegreto 2 months ago 30
Stuffed animal too long? is it not normal for 15 year old to have their stuffad animal still
TheGummyBearOverLord 2 months ago
@TheGummyBearOverLord If my information is right, it is normal. I am going off of the fact that most of the fifteen year olds that I know are still snuggling up at night with their stuffed animals.
Kikomechan 2 months ago
I love this book for some reason. I can't really explain.. maybe it's because I'm surrounded by phonies myself in this little prep town.
blondybash321 2 months ago 5
John, I just looked at your Wikipedia page... and your birthday is 4 days before mine mind+blown=mindblown
Nerdfighter1174 2 months ago
I read this book for English! I actually liked it and was actually one of the few people in my class that liked the book. I thought I was kinda sad.
DyingPickle 2 months ago 3
i was confused about some of the spelling in the book. like "good-by" and if i remember correctly: "ax".
TheJayman213 2 months ago
@TheJayman213 thats just how they do older literary stuff. in the 50's maybe it was somehow different than now. idk just my guess
MusicLuvah23 2 months ago
hehe "YouTube added the extra second"
lolablue32 3 months ago
hes a phony, a big fat phony. oh and hes afraid of sex so hes gay because thats all he talks about but when he gets the chance to do it he craps his pants
lu1zp1 3 months ago
i think holden is fake and gay not liying
ruby2512 3 months ago
The problem with this whole youtube thing, is that kid think you are the Catcher in the Rye God.-----And maybe you are, but people need to come to their own conclusions, come through the book like a hiker, an adventurer. ----Unforutunately, kids are listening to your cafein inspired rant , and they are mesmerized. It's not what literature is about. It's just something to think abouy.
TheTheaterChick 3 months ago
My english teacher showed this video in class today.
demigodoftheater 3 months ago 64
@demigodoftheater same here
ruby2512 3 months ago
He really kills me. He does I mean it that goddam sonuvabitch. You'd think he knew everything in the goddam world. So phone, and I mean it. Goddam phonies. goddam goddam goddam xD
kammybear123 3 months ago
what a goddamn pjony sunovabitch, he kills me, he really does,
momolew 3 months ago 3
this is my faviort book ever and he forgot the that he was in a tb recoverey house , not a metal place .
a6forever1 4 months ago
Holden Caufield is a friend of mine, we go drinking from time to time... and I find it gets harder every time.
uiruu 4 months ago
It Kills Me, It Really Does.
AbDuzIt702 4 months ago
You're a goddam funny sonuvabitch.
ecermusic 4 months ago
anybody think there is any connection between the red hunting cap and Allie's red hair? Also the other red haired people in the book? (all of whom he seems to like)
janinabnm 4 months ago 4
My English Teacher actually used this to help us learn Catcher in the Rye, which was kind of awesome. Even the stupid semi-illiterate jocks thought it was cool.
CheeseburgerFetish 4 months ago
john, work on sentence fluency tsk tsk tsk
rjqg327 4 months ago in playlist 20 Essential Vlogbrothers Videos
thanks for doing my english homework. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHa.... ow
fuccyou22kkk 4 months ago
you just made English interesting again.
GracieePop 4 months ago
Oh lord I LOVE THIS BOOK! But either way, I agree completely with what you said! Not to sound smart, but these are things I thought as well (: prettycool
maybeitsapandemic 4 months ago
this is my favourite book
humpaloompa 4 months ago
He also says an all alot too :)
sianhill89 4 months ago
you should do this on to kill a mockingbird. also please be my english teacher.
somewhereXthereXout 4 months ago
Thank you so much for helping me study for English! You made it interesting. =D Now can you please do Taming of the Shrew and 10 Things I Hate About You? K. thanks. bye.
zoe245ify 4 months ago
i'm pretty sure the one sentence is a run-on. just saying.
madhat176 5 months ago
i find that authors and artists have a different way of thinking altogether, kind of ethereal and totally awesome
reader960000 5 months ago
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you'd be my dream English teacher! =')
emilyrose432 5 months ago
splitting the what? clearly i am not a grammar nerdfighter :P
argyleanklesocks 5 months ago
@argyleanklesocks splittling the phrase "to talk" by putting "belatedly" inbetween. He said "to belatedly talk" when it should be "to talk belatedly" or "belatedly to talk..." .................... "to" and "talk" should not be split up.
oh9ah6 5 months ago
Which infinitive did he split?
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@oh9ah6 The infinitive in question was "to talk", which he split with the word "belatedly". It should have been "to talk belatedly" or possibly "belatedly to talk"
Mysterymangelwurzel 5 months ago
@Mysterymangelwurzel Oh right.... :) My grammar has greatly improved... thank you.
oh9ah6 5 months ago
None of my english teachers ever assigned this book
But I just finished it myself.
It's really moving and weird and I don't understand it but I almost cried when the book was finished.
xSobhan 5 months ago
I love these guys
cheshireismycat 5 months ago
I miss these glasses...
EmbryzImprint 5 months ago in playlist 20 Essential Vlogbrothers Videos
I love u John
Undebatable777 5 months ago
I don't get it- that book was censored and banned in many high schools, led to the John Lennon and Ronald Reagan assasination, yet it was on my High School summer reading list! And to top it all off... IT WAS REQUIRED!!!
stryderzer0 5 months ago
I don't get why this book is for so long popular,I think it was one of the most boring books I've ever read. You got alot more out of it than I did
tillycupcake 5 months ago
I don't get why this book is for so long popular,I think it was one of the most boring books I've ever read
tillycupcake 5 months ago
why couldnt we read this book now? this summer? because its my homework and i really dont want to read it.
nintendoshadowninja 5 months ago
I love English class, but I hate my teacher.
So...can you please be my English teacher?
ThisCouldBeAwesome 5 months ago
This video - and the ones that follow- was very helpful with my AP work. Thanks John!
Carliekinz 5 months ago
When John was talking about Holden using "you" instead of "I," I freaked out, because I actually noticed that while reading the book! And, I had some idea of what it meant!
On a different note, "a wee bit misogynistic?" Try incredibly misogynistic and also really sex-negative! I facepalmed several times while reading the novel.
OMGaVlogger 5 months ago
this was really great help i was like what in the goddamn world is going on here i felt like nothing was REALLY goin into my head. THANKS JOHN YOURE MY HERO.
HaRryPOtterUbSESSD 5 months ago
I feel like John's trying to make the book sound way more meaningful and deep than it is... a lot of people use the phrase "you" instead of "I" because they mean that if you did, it would feel like that. ie "you know when you're trying to..."
BriIsTheFinestCheese 6 months ago
His hair changes every scene lol.
guitarman2134568 6 months ago
i love how you talk so fast..
Rebeg00 6 months ago
I AM FINALLY READING IT and now I'm coming back to watch these videos haha
BriIsTheFinestCheese 6 months ago
my brother was named after holden
fulfooter 6 months ago in playlist 20 Essential Vlogbrothers Videos 49
I just read this goddamn book and now I'm a little goddamn confused so I started watching some videos where this sonuvabitch named John, Old John he kills me sometimes, explains things that one would notice after reading the goddamn book several times b/c I'm to lazy to read it again.Very big deal.
goddamn.
XD
VCRRecorded360 6 months ago 185
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Summed up the whole book! hahaha
JDTMusicEveryday 2 months ago
@VCRRecorded360 Thanks to old John explaining the book and all, I did really well on my quiz. I really did.
Internetarian 2 months ago
You definitley overanalyzed the book.
missamazing16 6 months ago
Hes sort of like a failed jesus
Inuyashafreak9494 6 months ago
RUN on, RUN ON!!!! "Head explodes"
Valdrag 6 months ago in playlist vlog bothers boredom
Its Fracken Sad Man! lol
fabusic24 6 months ago
YOU'RE SO FRACKEN SMART MANNNN! Love your videos :-)
ErinJosephine1 6 months ago
wow i dont remember any of this . . . i should read it again.
purplebubble4021 6 months ago
but I say "you" all the time, whether I mean "I" or "one", I doubt that I subconsciously feel in infinite pain
matthewgilpincom 6 months ago 3
Split infinitives *shudders*
ReKrisB 6 months ago 4
This just kills me
leolover97 6 months ago 4
IT'S FRACKEN SADDD hahahahah.
Message167 6 months ago
if you were to write a book, what would it be called? mine would be called, the me i never knew. what does catcher in the rye mean?
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nothadnotbad 6 months ago
@nothadnotbad towards the end of the book holden explains what it means
thefrittsfactor 6 months ago
@nothadnotbad 1. John has written three books, co-written one (read them, they're all great) and has another one coming out in 2012. 2. Awesome title! And 3. I have no idea.
BenGriffithsReviews 6 months ago in playlist 20 Essential Vlogbrothers Videos
Seriously great help and fun to watch.
josharnfield 6 months ago
You said "It's frakkin sad man!" and then I totally forgot what I was going to Google after finishing this video :)
marythenerdfighter12 6 months ago
I read the book last week and I was like - I DON'T UNDERSTAND. Then I went to the Ning and they said - LISTEN TO JOHN. I love this nerdfighter society. Plus - she was a prostitute? The girl that slept with his roommate? She? Or another girl?
Plottoberry 6 months ago
It's like english class all over again...
and I'm loving every second of it!
Because I agree that reading books without understanding the metaphors behind it is like looking at a picture, but not seeing anything. Or listening to music but remembering none of it.
Go english nerdfighters.
Aeropop11 6 months ago
I definitely have to read this book next now... Thanks Mr. J. Green!
JakeNovaz 7 months ago in playlist 20 Essential Vlogbrothers Videos
You really understand Catcher in the Rye after you watch this video. I mean, John Green really clears it up for you. You think he should have been your English teacher and you really wish you didn't have to struggle so much while you read that book and all.
djmvlog1 7 months ago 85
@djmvlog1 I agree. We are no longer a reading society. Kids hate reading because of the work we put on them. I knew a kid who just skim through and still got good grades. He however did not read much of it. Also he was a jerk. Modern kids don't want to read classics, they want to read what they want. The best way to restore a reading society is to NOT force upon them classics. It is wholly Irrational. I assume Hank was not taught this, and read classics for pleasure. So, he liked it (cont)
PoliticalWeekly 7 months ago
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PoliticalWeekly 7 months ago
@djmvlog1 Cont because he read it his way (individually). People read shit, because they enjoy it. People hate classics because they were crammed with them. There are MANY exceptions. But, Literature should be enjoyed, not taught by a teacher. You cannot teach ideas.
PoliticalWeekly 7 months ago
@PoliticalWeekly That's true, but you do realize my comment was mainly a joke, I was trying to follow Holden's way of talking that John discussed in the video.
djmvlog1 7 months ago
@djmvlog1 Dont you REALLY mean I when you say YOU? ;)
ojskiipojski 4 months ago
@ojskiipojski Actually no, I was purely mimicking Holden's style. I actually more or less enjoyed this book.
djmvlog1 4 months ago
What happens to the ducks when the ice freezes over. I just thought that was his parents and their very cold formal way and he was the ducks, I read it twenty years ago so I could be wrong.
clarabows 7 months ago
Wow this is great!
rangaman94 7 months ago
those glasses are ugly. :P
love you john!
hnye 7 months ago
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Ecce2295 7 months ago
When I read The Catcher In The Rye, I understood how people enjoyed it, and that it was the start of a movement in books, but I didn't really enjoy reading it. I found the book's lack of climax rather boring. Watching this video has made me think about this book more, and I think I'm going to re-read it because I think I missed a lot of the symbolism and meaning and was instead caught up in the lack of plot line. Thank you John(:
vtuazon 7 months ago
I was bored with this book when I read it freshman (freshmen?) year. This makes it seem kinda intriguing. I still think, as a graduated junior (high school) that I haven't lived enough to get this book.
josephd183 7 months ago
Next year it is my mission to get my English teacher to show this to my class. I will succeed!!!
00Yahiko 7 months ago
@00Yahiko Go for it! Spread the John around! XD
sugarpunch18 6 months ago
you're much better than my english teacher
oddball613 7 months ago
this is the first time I've actually felt sorry for Holden...
mirosango14 7 months ago
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do we have to read this book to see this video?
crazycookie76 7 months ago
you say ducks in a very hip way lolololol
graceh9913 7 months ago
I want to read this book now!
Chazzinger 7 months ago
It's a very Anglican thing to replace 'I' with 'you' in every aspect of your speech, because with most of our accents it flows much better and you can get away with conflating it by removing both the first and/or last letter. You obviously can't miss any letters out of 'I'. In my mini-dialect thingy, We even sometimes say something that can only be spelled as 'eyomiim', which believe it or not sounds exactly like a splice between 'I' and 'you' when saying something like 'I'm going out".
skarloeyable 7 months ago
I thought it was the fish in the pond that he asked the taxi driver about. What happens to the fish when winter comes because obviously ducks just fly away but the fish cant do that.
notyourordinarymusic 7 months ago
@notyourordinarymusic Holden asks about the ducks but then the taxi driver brings up the fish.
NewEarth15 7 months ago
Wow... Thank you. I never understood the book, but now I kinda get it.
Sad it doesn't speak to me though... The only reason I want to finish it now is because I'm at 3/4 and I don't have much time left to read books for my exam :P
Waddleduck64 7 months ago
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teamman17 7 months ago
people believe science and math even tho as a child they were only shown it in books and told about it by other people but they believe without a doubt that everytime 1+1=2 so to me science and math have the same proofs as religion and we live our lives by there rules the moment anyone uses the word believe in a sentence that is your religion your way of life and everyone has quote unqoute religion even if its only science you BELIEVE in science
jchino723 7 months ago
62 people are phonies
davo233321 7 months ago 5
I'm watching this to study for my English final. :)
panicwithoutpoint 7 months ago
I have a HUGE test on this today and I haven't even opened the book. I am now watching this, wish me luck!
JetsCurrensy 7 months ago
We watched this today in my Year 11 Advanced English class. I was so pumped that I was being educated by John Green. So, so pumped.
Woodsy305 7 months ago
@Phoenix11InchesHolly Yes he is, he has a "holier than thou" attitude, LIKE ME!! Im not sure if i was like this before I read the book, but Im kinda worried this book screwed me up. LOL
lerlo 7 months ago
I am reading Catcher In The Rye over the summer for AP Lit next year. I am definitely excited.
NewEarth15 7 months ago
I am Holden Caulfield. Not really, but I identify with him so much! That's the main reason it's my favorite book :)
HoboHero13 7 months ago
This story is referenced in the book,
"Tails:
Swimming Both Ways"
by Fysche
who will be interviewed on SpirituallyRawDOTCOM
Tuesday June 14 10amEST
Thank you JD for being so inspirational !!!!!!!!!
JasonLewisLovesVG 7 months ago
This is my favorite book of all time. :)
Whether or not you liked reading it is irrelevant--deep down you know you can relate. And that's what makes it a literary masterpiece.
MajesticTOASTER 7 months ago
oh man, you said frak... PLEASE tell me that's a reference to battlestar galactica. XD :D:D
iinushi 7 months ago in playlist 20 Essential Vlogbrothers Videos
Catcher In the Rye made me hate phoneys
lerlo 8 months ago
i can connect to holden.
sucks
blissout1 8 months ago
its banned in most schools because its fucked up
TheRivetthead 8 months ago
that book is one screwed up book it realy sucks
TheRivetthead 8 months ago
@cunnamullafalla you are delusional.... the beauty of this book is that, like you said, nothing happens. the fact that there is no plot makes the book that much more moving when you consider the knowledge and understanding gained through reading it....
AwesomePossum315 8 months ago
i want my money back, as this was the WORST book I ever read. No story line, no plot, just shit.. I want my money back. I urge the world to no bother buying a copy of this crap book. Its shit..
cunnamullafalla 8 months ago
my initails are D.B :/
124punkrock 8 months ago
ahhh i finished the catcher in the rye today :)
Gopalissocoollike 8 months ago
John, I believe this is my favorite VlogBrother's video =)
mlcandylover23 8 months ago
My english teacher sent us this link (as well as part two) to study for exams!!!!!!!!!!!! NERDFIGHTERS FTW
littlemsperfect123 8 months ago
You are better than Sparknotes.
beforeiknew 8 months ago 2
speaking of the tension between innocence and experience...
InnocenceExperience 8 months ago
That was so phony.
Troyfan101 8 months ago 136
@Troyfan101 it really was.
InsanityIgnitions 6 months ago
@Troyfan101 Your comment killed me. It really did. I also got a bang out of this video, even if the guy's a moron. All morons hate it when you call them morons.
veniamin3 6 months ago
@Troyfan101 very witty!
ladynerdneedslove 6 months ago
I used information from this video to write an essay for a college class. Win.
AnnieLives 8 months ago in playlist 20 Essential Vlogbrothers Videos 2
I am rewatching this so I can use Catcher on my AP Lit exam tomorrow. :|
Veeolinxalto 8 months ago
I watched this video about a year ago for the first time and it made very little sense to me. Now I watch it, after reading the book, and it all makes sense.
proffessorawesome 8 months ago
It bothers me when people say Holden is unrelatable. To me he's the most real character I've ever come across in a novel. Yes, he's rude and hypocritical - and sexist, but that's more a product of the times - but you can tell that he knows it and does it on purpose. Everything he says in his narration gives away the pain he feels, and explains subtly - generally with the last sentence of paragraphs - why he's hiding behind so many walls that he's constructed for himself.
TheMidnightVlogger 8 months ago
lol i hated this book so much XD but thanks for this, you made it fun to learn about
uzumakinaruto1613 8 months ago
Yeah, the misogyny bit is one of the many things that kept me from either relating to or sympathizing with Holden. Also, he is really mean and rude. And also hypocritical.
Candypirate11 8 months ago
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I thought he was pretty far from misogynistic. He couldn't even use a prostitute, for God's sake. He struggles with his sexual feelings towards Sally when he doesn't love her and he has genuine affection for every female in the book. Seriously. All of them. He's even kind nice about the bitchy women at the club that use him for drinks.
smashmashcrash 8 months ago
@smashmashcrash Maybe sexist would be a better word than misogynistic. While he doesn't hate women, he is condesending to them, he objectifies them, and he often doesn't respect them. And he said that girls "lost their brains" whenever they went past second base.
Candypirate11 8 months ago
"Ask her if she still keeps her kings in the back row"
Me: *melt*
7734undercover 8 months ago
holden says "and all" alot. just noticed
smileybabe98 8 months ago
@smileybabe98 He also likes to use "boy" and "phony"
catrulerofdeath 8 months ago
@smileybabe98 No shit...
spacejesusadventure 8 months ago
@spacejesusadventure that rudeness was uncalled for
smileybabe98 8 months ago
Thank you for this!
lookitten24 8 months ago
Ummm... Can you be my English teacher please?
SuperCookieChoco 8 months ago 300
is there a catcher in the rye part two.?
cause i have a test on it tomorrow.. lmao
PhoebeLee24 9 months ago
O-o First time watching your stuff, subscribed xD. This is neat.
JoesEpicAdventures 9 months ago
Boy am i going to sound smart on monday when english class comes! :)
127miles 9 months ago
3:00 My favourite quote from the book :)
LittleMistify 9 months ago
Using this to study for my AP literature Exam :)
Natattat93 9 months ago
This is my favorite book ever. I read it when I was 10 and ever since, I've been obsessed with it.
SonniesOriginals 9 months ago
The book was a pile of steaming dung. Painfully boring to read and I honestly felt after reading ti like nothing happened to anyone. Maybe thats the point you are supposed to feel a sense of boredom and lonliness after reading it like you are the character. However this doesnt make for exciting reading that urges you onward.
Sadly I do not see how anyone anywhere relates this book as somewhat of a spy training manual. Was I reading the same book?
truthseekers666 9 months ago