麥田捕手 The catcher in the rye by J. D. Salinger

這是我去年看完麥田捕手寫下的心得,現在才貼上來

昨天把這本書看完,故事本身沒有什麼,就只是一個青少年對於未來迷網,不想長大的心情,主人翁Holden又被學校退學,在真正放假之前,他受不了了,就直接提早四天走人,在紐約流浪的故事。

雖說故事沒什麼,不過其中很多句話都很有意思,由於現在自己不是青少年了,有些地方會很不認同,不過他有很多想法,我也有想過,有些感受,高中時的我也有過,很可惜高中時沒有念這本書,不知道高中的我念這本書會有什麼不同想法
他幾乎從頭到尾都一直在罵髒話,很多地方形容那些他認為假惺惺的成人,其實我覺得很多地方都形容得很貼切,我覺得很有趣,前半段我幾乎覺得我在看一本幽默的書

為 什麼會叫麥田捕手?是在故事的很後面,Holden偷溜進家中去見妹妹,妹妹問他有沒有想過要做什麼?(妹妹這時因為他又被退學,感到很失望),他說他想 要在一個有很多小孩在遊戲的麥田,他會站在懸崖邊,抓住快要掉下去的小孩,這是一個保護者的角色,有人解釋說懸崖就是大人的世界,在Holden的心目中 希望可以一直維持小孩的純真。

這本書是1950的書,我想書這麼好看,又經典,應該會有電影,結果原來作者一直不願意改編成電影,作者去年去世,不知道會不會有可能就有電影,如果真的要改編為電影,可能會有一堆人搶著演男主角,一定會很值得進電影院看的

以下是一些我覺得很經典的句子:


Anyway, I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody's around - nobody big, I mean - except me. And I'm standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff - I mean if they're running and they don't look where they're going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That's all I do all day. I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all. I know it's crazy, but that's the only thing I'd really like to be.
From The Catcher in the Rye


People never believe you.
From The Catcher in the Rye


When I really worry about something, I don't just fool around. I even have to go to the bathroom when I worry about something. Only, I don't go. I'm too worried to go. I don't want to interrupt my worrying to go.
From The Catcher in the Rye


When I was all set to go, when I had my bags and all, I stood for a while next to the stairs and took a last look down that goddam corridor. I was sort of crying. I don't know why. I put my red hunting hat on, and turned the peak around to the back, the way I liked it, and then I yelled at the top of my goddam voice, "Sleep tight, ya morons!" I'll bet I woke up every bastard on the whole floor. Then I got the hell out. Some stupid guy had thrown peanut shells all over the stairs, and I damn near broke my crazy neck.
From The Catcher in the Rye


I'm always saying "Glad to've met you" to somebody I'm not at all glad I met. If you want to stay alive, you have to say that stuff, though.
From The Catcher in the Rye

Life is a game, boy. Life is a game that one plays according to the rules.
From The Catcher in the Rye
Mr. Spencer