Skylar+Caccia

Dear Editor: My name is Holden Caulfield, and I read your newspaper quite frequently. When I get the time, that is. What I'd just like to say is, I think that last article was a load of crap. You know the one. That one that was written by that crazy broad, Rita Skeeter. I mean, I know the journalism business is big and all, and that you probably have to lie sometimes, to get readers, but your entire paper is turning into a bunch of crap. I know for a fact that the entire thing was a fabrication, because it all just sounds too fantastical.
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Don't get me wrong. I know that I'm writing to a newspaper for wizards and all, and that's pretty fantastical in and of itself, so it's kind of ironical the way I'm wording all this, huh? It doesn't matter. There's no way that that Potter kid killed Dumbledore. He respected him way too much. I mean, you take a kid who respects an old man a hell of a lot, like Harry and Dumbledore, and there's no way the kid's just gonna up and kill him. He wouldn't. I swear to God he wouldn't.

The whole Daily Prophet is turning into a load of phony crap. You have no idea. I mean, it's like that Voldemort guy, the Dark Nameless Whomever, or whatever, is running the whole shot. Yeah, come on and kill me, ya crazy morons. I uncovered your master plan, right? Whatever. It honestly doesn't matter. The point is, that Skeeter broad is a terrible phony, and I've always hated her damn articles. Can't you hire someone good, for once? I mean, I know it's a business, but I think hiring someone who can write, like, really actually //write//, would be pretty good for business, all things considered. Seriously, it would. It really would.

Yours truly, Holden Caulfield.

[|www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJeeHwHS3K8] This relates to the book because Holden feels trapped. He feels as though people are always out to get him, always hurting him. There are so many people, like Phoebe, who are and will be worth so much more than him, and he knows it. He keeps thinking down on himself, and thinking that things aren't really going to get better. His self-worth deteriorates progressively through the book. He begins to hurt, and the things that others say about him get to him, even though he tries not to show it. [] This song relates to the book because Holden is always hearing and talking about his failures, but he feels as though it doesn't matter, or he can use it to his advantage. He wants to get rid of the phonies and protect the children, and he hates the adult world. He doesn't mind if people hate him, really, but he does want to take down those he doesn't like. The line that says "Let's pretend that I'm not dead; it's in your head" references his brother Allie. Sometimes Holden will think about him, pretend he's not dead, and talk to him in his head.
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[] This relates to the book because Holden seems to be going through a tunnel throughout the book. Everything is dark and confusing, and some crazy things happen, but he's more or less confident in, if not himself, then Phoebe or Jane or Allie. It seems as though throughout the book, he has always got someone to think about that keeps him going. They are the light in his tunnel, and whomever it is at the time, even if they're not there (which they often aren't), helps him feel as though he is not alone. Or rather, he is alone, but it's his choice. The world isn't leaving him, but he's turning his back on the rest of them.

[] I feel as though Holden would love this song. It has an upbeat tune, and it has the air of "I don't care, I can't be touched." The singer lets all the dirty words directed at him just bounce off of him and acts as though he knows he's not worth much to others, but he's worth a lot to himself. The line that stuck out to me the most was "Girl, you can't kill a liar." This is because Holden is always talking about how good he is at lying, and I feel as though this would give him some sense of empowerment, make him feel invincible. All in all, it's a rather powerful song, and it can be very empowering, depending on how you take it.