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Reading Report 2 (Weeks 5– 8) Name: Class: Student Number: Title Source (online, bought or from library) Key Words (Plot or main idea) Your comments ( 2 or 3 sentences will do) Novel The Catcher in the Rye Novel 2: Gone with the wind Online Library The main character, Holden,is a 16-year-old middle school student. He failed exams,fought with his classmates and finally was dismissed from school. After that, he left school and lived in a hotel,having a look at all kinds of indulgent people. He was self-indulgent and he even called a prostitute. Being afraid of death, he decided to say goodbye to his little sister. He talked to her that he wanted to be the catcher in the rye. Surprisingly, his sister left home with her suitcase and insisted that she go with him. Having no ideas, he could only take her to the entertainment park. Seeing her happy face, he did not want to go to the west anymore. Not long after he went back home, he got a serious illness and was sent to the hospital. However, he was still not interested in study at all. Faced with the unfortunate life, Scarlett, a beautiful woman, changed from a rich young lady to a self-supported businesswoman during the Civil War of the United State. It is a work of good reflection of Americans’ lives in that time.Fifties in the US is a rather chaotic period.On the one hand, the clouds of World World II has not dispersed,the smoke of Cold War was underway.On the other hand, the rapid Development of science and technology Appeared but people lack dreams , hopes And live the decadent lives. Thus,the “Beat Generation” appeared, Holden is one of them . If Holden had not had a dream,he would Have fallen in the end. It was his dream (to be the catcher in the rye) that kept hin Alive. A dream is a beacon for people, it Brings us into the future, the light. So, no Matter what we will lose,we can lose our Dreams,because they’re the motivation to drive us forward. Scarlett didn’t want t