Low Diction, High Times

Last Saturday me and my friends had went to a corn maze. But before we went to the corn maze, we watched some scary movies. I went out that morning to get the movies. I had got Shudder Island and The Ring. I had seen both of those movies before but no one else had seen The Ring. So we popped us some popcorn, tossed in the movie, and threw ourselves down on the couches. First we watched Shudder Island. Leonardo DeCaprio was like totally amazing. You know how there’s a big thing goin’ around about how the ending of that movie actually happened? Well me and my friends, ya we figured it out. SPOILER ALERT!! So, at the end, ya know how he finds out he was crazy and then he is sane but then he goes crazy again? Well he was crazy the whole movie, they make him realize that he was crazy and he is sane but then when he’s all like “Is it better to die a good man or live a monster?” or somethin’ like that and then he goes crazy again. Well, he is just acting tryin’ to make them believe that he is crazy so that they will lobotomize him or whatever because he can’t live with himself because he blames himself for the death of his wife and kids. Makes sense right? Ok well after that, we pulled out some candy and my buddy Alena decided it would be a good idea to freeze the bowl of bottle caps, sour patch kids, and nerds. Yeah, not too smart. Anyways, we put in The Ring. It wasn’t as scary as I remember but I did see it when I was like 10 or something. Scary or not, Alena closed her eyes the whole time. Such a party pooper.  After that was done we put on our rain stuff, it was pouring by the way, and headed to the corn maze.

So, we went to the corn maze right? First we go in the spooky corn maze. But, before we go in we wait in line for a while but not as long as most people. You see it was supposed to open at like 7 or something but didn’t open till like 8 but we were in the front of the line so it was all good. It was really scary. I nearly ripped Kyle’s arm of I was holding on to it so tight. Now this is the funny part. The first time one of the chain saw dudes came up behind us we all tripped and fell on top of each other. I was the luckiest I barely got dirty, Alena on the other hand had a face full of mud. Well, anyways after goin’ through the haunted corn maze we went to the real corn maze. Like the one that’s big and all. So we go in and get to like the very center of the maze and the Kyle, the only one with our only map decides it would be smart to crumple it up and throw it into the corn. Smart move buddy. So, we are all wet and freezing and walking around in a crap load of corn with no idea where we were going. All we could think about was the warm fire and hot apple cider and all waiting for us when we got out. So after walking around for God knows how long we finally get out. We sat by the fire with our hot coco and apple cider and such. It was a good night.

The Catcher in the Rye

The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D Salinger, is a refreshing break from the traditional American writing style. With a very sarcastic and harsh tone, the book doesn’t attempt to hide the rougher side of a troubled child. Holden Caulfield is in his late teens, struggling in school and trying to face adulthood. Holden criticizes adults for not having fun, easygoing, childlike attributes. Adults that are sophisticated and, well, adult like are, according to him, “Phonies.” Holden is a bit of a rebel. He is a minor who drinks and smokes, he has dropped out and flunked out of more than one school, he is a compulsive liar, and has a very harsh outlook on the world expressed in the writing.
Another novel I read in previous years was The Outsider, by S.E. Hinton. The outsiders is also a bit of a rough book. Both Ponyboy, the main character of The Outsiders, and Holden are part of a more rough cut crowd, Ponyboy being a greaser and all. Both books deal with children have problems in school and rebellious teens, and liars and cheats. The books have a similar tone, although that of The Outsiders is a bit more sorrowful, both have a crude humor to them and playful sense of irony.
As I near the end of the novel, I to draw a poster reflecting on the setting and tone of the novel. Since I am not far enough in the novel yet to distinguish a specific setting I am not sure what I will draw as of yet but I do plan on giving the poster a harsh mood to mirror the tone of the book.