Relating all the books.

The three books that I read over the summer were "The Old Man and the Sea", "The Grapes of Wrath", and "The Catcher in the Rye". I found all of these books interesting and I enjoyed them all. These three books all had something in common, they all had messages that we can learn from. The message that you can learn from in the book, 'The Old Man and the Sea' is you have to work hard for the things that you want the most. This message is a good one to understand because it can help you out a lot in life. In life, you need to be willing to work hard for things that are important to you. You need to learn early in life that you can not get every thing for free. In the book, the old man gets nothing for free and takes nothing for granted. He is kind to everyone and he works hard to catch the marlin. In the book "The Grapes of Wrath" the important life lesson that I found was that you can't take things for granted. In the book "The Grapes of Wrath", the lives of the characters is so difficult. They have to over come so many obstacles in order to have a normal life. Compared to my life right now, their lives are so difficult. This book teaches you to be thankful for what you have. The last book, "The Catcher in the Rye" also had a very good message. The message in this book is to enjoy your childhood while you can. In this book, The main character Holden is very afraid to grow up. I think this fear comes from the responsibility that comes with growing up. In this book the author wants the reader to enjoy being young and carefree and innocent for as long as they can. The messages in the three books that I read over the summer all had something that I could take out of it and apply to my life.

Steinbeck, John. The Grapes of Wrath. New York: Penguin, 2002. Print.

Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. New York: Scribner Paperback Fiction, 1995. Print.

Salinger, J. D. The Catcher in the Rye. Boston: Little, Brown, 2001. Print