Best Friend

I met my best friend in Dallas, Texas, in the seventh grade. We were both new to that school, the only difference was that I came from another school in that district, and he came from a different school in St. Louis. When we first met each other (through my friend that came with me from the other school I came from), we really didn't like one another in the beginning. It wasn't until we both made the basketball team in seventh grade that we became friends. We realized we had the same sense of humor. He is always making people laugh. We did not have the same athleticism though. He was the star on the team at 5 foot 10 inches, and me not so much. He also is lean and has dark hair. We became best friends after my mom and I dropped him off at his house a few times. After that, he was practically over at my house every weekend.
He's always playing basketball, one of his goals is to try to get a scholarship into college from it. Most of the time, he acts like a comedian always acting goofy and even annoying some people, he's very gregarious. He really just intimidates them into laughing if his jokes are bad (not me though). Other times though, he's really angry and any comment with barely any annoyance in it can set him off. Unless you know him as well as myself and other friends, it's hard to tell if he's lying, which he does a lot (hint: his voice gets high when he lies. If he's not lying, and you accuse him of it, then he'll yell at you). He could also be described as loquacious and an extrovert.

Early Memory

I'm not too sure if this memory was an actual memory, from when I was two or three years old, or if it was just a dream that felt real (my parents wouldn't be able to tell me). Either way, it's still a really old memory that I remember. The most I can recall from this is going to Sea World with my parents and my sister. I was given the chance to throw some food into one of the animal's mouths (I think it was a dolphin, not exactly sure). I was so excited to do it, but when I finally got the chance, I got pretty scared.
"Ro (sister), I'm too scared." I said. My sister replied "Omed, just do it, you'll be fine." By this time, I was looking straight in the creature's mouth and I was completely frightened by it. "mommy, I don't wanna do it anymore." I said in a high voice with teary eyes. She understood and eventually (after 5 minutes), I ended up backing out (I think my sister made fun of me for that decision). It's teeth are what really scared me, they looked like razors. Although I was completely terrified by that animal that day, killer whales ,or orcas, were still my favorite animals years after. That was a scary moment that I wish I could go back to just to see and remember how different things were when I was little.

the Catcher in the Rye: Motif

I think the author uses motif as the dominant literary feature in the book to help the reader realize what the main character is like and how he sees other people. Another reason J.D Salinger uses this element so often is because it creates a stronger atmosphere when talking about Holden by saying how he thinks everyone is a phony if they say a word he hates or acts different. Immaturity is one of the aspects of the main character and it is represented through his red hunting hat because it's a childish thing to wear and he puts it on when he acts like a little kid.

The book goes on a short journey through a tough part of Holden's life and describes what he goes through and what he thinks about in the process. One of the biggest signs of immaturity I saw in the character was how his life changed again in a strong way and all he worries about throughout the process is his parents finding out; the motif improves this idea by helping support how he needs to learn how to grow up to prepare for adulthood. He uses the school being bad as an excuse to fail his classes instead of blaming himself, which is also a childish thing to do. Motif is a large part of the Catcher in the Rye, mainly, because it contributes to giving the reader an idea and information about Holden's personality

the Catcher in the Rye

So far, I think the Catcher in the Rye is an entertaining book that I am enjoying. It grasped my attention within the first few minutes of reading, so it's not a slow book to get into. The book goes by pretty quickly from what I've read because there's no stopping to describe the setting or characters for two pages each. To this point in the book, the writer puts a lot of tone into the book and I think one word to describe it would be cynical. This would be the thing that stands out the most because of how the character speaks and what he says about people he meets. I'm not completely sure about this because it seems like it could easily change dominant features later on in the book. I think the author wrote the book like this to show the reader what the character is like and what kind of person he is. I believe another style of writing he wrote this book in is low diction; he wrote the story in this manner so it actually sounded like a teenage boy talking. So far, the tone hasn't changed too much and has stayed consistent throughout my reading.