Is Holden a good person?

Everyone in this world has good and bad qualities. Some people may have more good than bad or more bad than good. It all depends on the person. To me Holden has some good and bad. I personally believe he has more good than bad. He might not always make the right decisions but that doesn't make him a bad person. Holden seems to care about his little sister and wants to call her,that makes me think he's a good person. He is also outgoing and I think that can be a good quality to have but at sometimes it could be views as bad. One bad quality I think he has is that he has no plans or st least it seems that way. We haven't heard what he wants to do with his life. He just let's the world move him along. I believe he is a good guy that has good intentions but sometimes makes bad decisions. For example, when he decided to leave his school before winter break. You can tell he has common sense because he was careful about who he called. He kept thinking what they would do if he called them.

Chapter 5 Grief

After reading chapter five I was a little shocked and I sort of felt bad for Holden. If my little sister would pass away I cant even begin to think about how much my life would change.I think that Allie's death is partly responsible for some of Holden's actions. Holden seems to me like he can be a bit cocky sometimes, like when he forgot the team's equipment and laughed about it. Allie's death might play a role in why he gets angry like with Ackley.

Allie is obviously on Holden's mind because he wrote a paper about his baseball mitt, how it had poems written on it and was special.

My Thoughts on Holden

Holden seems to be like a typical teenager today. He sounds like he has a lot of potential but does not use it. He even said he doesn't apply himself in school which makes me think he's just holding back. I like that Holden is relatable to me and other kids today. Teenagers like to rebel and when they screw something up they try and act like nothing happened. I think I empathize with Holden because if I'm working on something I'm not interested in I'm not going to as good of a job as I would if I was interested. It seems as if Holden is really smart but since he isn't interested he doesn't care and doesn't do his best.