Friday, March 20, 2009

"Life is a game."

"Life is a game, boy. Life is a game that one plays according to the rules." (pg 12)

In this chapter, Holden seems very carefree about everything. He doesn't seem to be worried about the fact that he just got kicked out of his school. (Pencey was his fourth school he attended.) Holden seems to be okay with the fact that his parents will probably be upset about him getting kicked out. The quote reminded me of Holden and the way he looks at life in chapter 2. He treats everything as a game but he doesn't necessarily "play according to the rules". He doesn't seem to be worried about his future and what the next step for him is going to be.

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