Jen+Porter,+Steph+Porter,+Erin+and+Dan+catcher+letter

P1 Holden, life isn’t fair, it never has been and it will never be. You know very well what it is like to experience hardships in life, but you also seem to ignore the good things in life and focus on the bad. You surround yourself with the bad things and the ‘phonies’ in life that you complain so much about. You seem to want to deal with the tragic event of your brother, Allie’s, death, but when you want to you turn to the wrong people. Holden, you turn to the ‘phonies’ that you dislike so much when you should be seeking people like your family and true friends like Jane to talk to. Holden, you also need to avoid making bad decisions like getting drunk and trying to have sex with random people. If you ever want to help other people you need to learn to help yourself first.

P3 Holden you need to stop running around and doing stupid impulsive things instead of sitting down and thinking about them first. You need to analyze and evaluate your experiences and choose who you want to spend time with. You also need to talk to people that will help you get through Alli's death and make better decisions in life. When the elevator operator offers to send you a prostitute for five dollars you should think about it first. You shouldn ’  t accept the offer just because you are depressed. Don't talk to people who don ’  t care about you. It ’  s better to talk to people like Phoebe, Jane, Mr. Antonielli and not Carl. Carl tells you that you need psychoanalysis instead of helping you. You need to realize how foolish you are being and stop putting yourself in dangerous situations such as getting drunk and walking in the cold through central park alone. Think about the people who care about you like your parents, your sister, your dead brother, and stop making stupid decisions.

====P4 If you can't help yourself, how are you going to help others? If you really want to catch and save the children running through the rye, you have to focus on yourself and your problems first. Also, you should really listen to Mr. Antonelli when he trys to help you and give you advice. He is right when he says " The mark of an immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one." Think about what Mr. Antonelli is saying and look at your life from Pheobe's perspective.Think about how she sees you and what she thinks about you. You will soon realize that you need alot of help. Avoiding your problems by hiring prostitutes and almost killing yourself from getting drunk, is not going to help you get through life. Whether you like it or not, you need to get past them. I know it may seem weird to talking to Mr. Antonelli after what happened but you need to understand that he can help. He will recognize your problem and he won't ignore it.====