Reaction to The Catcher in the Rye

Summary
Holden is the main character of the book. He plainly states t the reader he has no intention of sharing his childhood. He is also a proven potty mouth; he swears a lot and repeats them endlessly after every single page. At first he talks as if he doesn’t care about anything, as if he doesn’t care about life, school, his parents, anything. However, when Jane was brought up, Holden seemed a bit nervous (Jane was once a friend of Holden’s years ago). Holden was obviously jealous of his roommate, Stradlater, because of his “relationship” with Jane. Holden was intensely angry at Stradlater, and tried to fight him. After his feud with Stradlater, Holden decided to leave Pencey; a boarding school he was going to but would be kicked out on Wednesday. The main question left unanswered about Holden is, why is he such an angry and unhappy person?
Quote

“I’m pretty illiterate but I love to read” (Salinger 18).

Reaction
Throughout the chapters I read, I have realized Holden has a passion for English. He even indirectly states he is an English wiz by quoting Stradlater. It seems like reading and writing is his, but he’s not the only one that shares this passion. Holden’s older brother and younger brother have this passion. Holden’s older brother is a writer, and Archie (his younger brother) used to write poems on his base-ball mitt. But the word that still throws me off of this theory is the word “illiterate.” I’m assuming Holden has received a decent education, with his father being a Governor, his brother being a writer, and his education at a boarding school.