Harvard University

I was never a reader, nor did I like English class until my teacher handed me a dusty, color-faded book titled The Catcher in the Rye. I know, “never judge a book by its cover,” but nothing interested me about that book. No light bulb clicked, and no “aha” moment happened. Throughout high school, I’ve been very STEM-oriented, so I didn’t expect much from a book. However, with every flipping of the page, my curiosity about the cause of Holden Caulfield’s behavior sparked. I wanted to understand the root of his mental instability. Soon, I couldn’t put the book down. I had to know why. I began…