I feel proud of the growth that I have undergone while writing my EE. I have completed a piece of work that has been developed by so many months of researching, drafting and redrafting long before reaching a final product. I have also had the chance to explore a text that has fascinated me since I read it in Grade 8 about an adolescent embroiled in a troubling pursuit of identity in the context of change that was postwar America; something I could have never contemplated when I first came across the book so many years ago.
If I could could change one thing about my essay, I would have focused more on the psychological troubles of the character. While my essay was focused on setting, a powerful element of the voice and depiction of the character is his complex mind, which is a connection I could have looked into more. However, I am grateful for the complex world that Holden Caulfield has introduced me to, and know that I will continue to come back to this book for the rest of my life.