Journal Entery

Date: October 4, 2007

Entery Number: 21

Page/Quote reflecting on: Pgs. 140-141

I, like Holden, find it interesting how D.B. hated the war but he likes war books. While Holden is talking about it he says D.B got him to read this book A Farewell To Arms last summer. I find it quite interesting because almost last summer I also read that book. It was really over Christmas vacation though. It is an pretty good book but the beginning is slightly boring and confusing but it does get better. It does have a very sad ending though. But anyway, while Holden is talking about the war he says "I swear, if there's ever another war, they better just take me out and stick me in front of a firing squad. I wouldn't object." He also says, "If there's ever another war,I'm going to sit right the hell on top of it. I'll volunteer for it..." (He was talking about the atomic bomb.)It is kind of sad how Holden is always wanting to die or at least he says so. He needs to find a meaning in his life. These quotes kind of indicate that Holden is a bit of a coward. He'd rather die for no cause at all than die actually serving his country. Also they show his ignorance. No one would be volunteering to ride an atomic bomb. They wouldn't allow it nor would the army purposefully stick a solitary soldier in front of a firing squad. If Holden wouldn't cooperate they would probably make him scrub the floors with a toothbrush. He is quite ridiculous sometimes.