'NOS4A2' Jahkara Smith slams 'Catcher in the Rye', fends off defenders
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Holden Caulfield is a whiny little brat who's more punk than literary hero...according to Jahkara Smith, who has one hell of a catch that's set Twitter on fire.
The 'NOS4A2' star posted a video this week that analyzes the main character of J.D. Salinger's 'Catcher in the Rye' - focusing on one scene in particular, where she says HC got what it was deserved...and that the kid really sucks if you look at him as a whole.
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Jahkara explains that Holden has an idealistic view of women, but when it comes to keeping busy, he's not exactly up for it - as evidenced by an encounter with a prostitute, which he ends up paying for. JS POV...serves him well because he was wasting this worker's time.
She goes on to suggest that he is actually a modern school shooter's plan...because as soon as he is manhandled, he has visions of killing the prostitute/pimp.
There's a lot more to his book review, so mind yourselves, but let's just say a few on the bird app don't take his analysis of what's considered a classic very well American. We'll spare you all the tweets, but basically...some argue that she's simplistic in her character breakdown and dissects him without much-needed context.
For starters, people are in his endorsements defending Holden...saying he's obviously a troubled youngster dealing with major trauma (death of a brother) and likely sexual abuse.
It's unclear if Jahkara has dealt with this, but anyway...she seems to think the novel just isn't all it's made out to be. In fact, there's a decent number of people who agree with her - saying the premise of this teenager trying to preserve his innocence is... a little lame.
Composition Getty
Holden Caulfield is a whiny little brat who's more punk than literary hero...according to Jahkara Smith, who has one hell of a catch that's set Twitter on fire.
The 'NOS4A2' star posted a video this week that analyzes the main character of J.D. Salinger's 'Catcher in the Rye' - focusing on one scene in particular, where she says HC got what it was deserved...and that the kid really sucks if you look at him as a whole.
Waiting for your permission to load Instagram media.
Jahkara explains that Holden has an idealistic view of women, but when it comes to keeping busy, he's not exactly up for it - as evidenced by an encounter with a prostitute, which he ends up paying for. JS POV...serves him well because he was wasting this worker's time.
She goes on to suggest that he is actually a modern school shooter's plan...because as soon as he is manhandled, he has visions of killing the prostitute/pimp.
There's a lot more to his book review, so mind yourselves, but let's just say a few on the bird app don't take his analysis of what's considered a classic very well American. We'll spare you all the tweets, but basically...some argue that she's simplistic in her character breakdown and dissects him without much-needed context.
For starters, people are in his endorsements defending Holden...saying he's obviously a troubled youngster dealing with major trauma (death of a brother) and likely sexual abuse.
It's unclear if Jahkara has dealt with this, but anyway...she seems to think the novel just isn't all it's made out to be. In fact, there's a decent number of people who agree with her - saying the premise of this teenager trying to preserve his innocence is... a little lame.
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