And even if I could, I'm not sure I'd feel like it. I mean you'd be different in some way-I can't explain what I mean. Or you'd just passed by one of those puddles in the street with gasoline rainbows in them. Or you'd heard your mother and father having a terrific fight in the bathroom. Or you'd have a substitute taking the class, instead of Miss Aigletinger. Or the kid that was your partner in line the last time had got scarlet fever and you'd have a new partner. Not that you'd be so much older or anything. These tensions make The Catcher in the Rye one of the best books to discuss with others. (In fact, it's been the target of numerous book banning effortssome of which were successful.) At the same time, however, many readers find Holden's outlook and experiences relatable. The only thing that would be different would be you. The Catcher in the Rye is a polarizing book. You could go there a hundred thousand times, and that Eskimo would still be just finished catching those two fish, the birds would still be on their way south, the deers would still be drinking out of that water hole, with their pretty antlers and they're pretty, skinny legs, and that squaw with the naked bosom would still be weaving that same blanket. “The best thing, though, in that museum was that everything always stayed right where it was.
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