John Green is one of my favorite authors (Looking for Alaska and Paper Towns, especially) and YouTube vloggers. I remember watching his analysis video of Catcher in the Rye, which I had just finished reading at the time. Admittedly, I did not see much of the genius in the book until after I watched the video. The symbolism and metaphors in books mean so much more when they are applied to real life, rather than some abstract motive; for me, this video captures that idea. It’s not just about identifying specific devices that the author has embedded into his work. Literature is as much of a journey for the whole community of readers as it is a journey for the individual. What impacts you, what the words mean to you as a person living in this labyrinth of life, as Green refers to in Looking for Alaska, make up the experience of reading.