Sympathize, Empathize or Passing Judgment
Before chapter seven I couldn't really empathize with Holden but ever since the beginning or middle of chapter seven I felt like I really knew exactly how he was feeling. When Stradlater punches Holden and he goes into Ackley's room and says "I got feeling so lonesome and rotten I even felt like waking Ackley up" I knew how he was feeling. Then when he can't decide where he wants to be I could empathize. I can empathize with his feelings towards old people and his inability to make up his mind. But I can only pass judgment with Holden when he fails all his classes and I can only empathize when he talks about loosing Allie. I think the book is most interesting to people when you can empathize with the character so I hope I can empathize more during the book.
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His feelings towards old people? Yez indeed, empathizing can make a book more meaningful, but also it's interesting to read a book with experiences like you've never had before. Somethings you can only get from books...
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