“The Catcher in the Rye is a very popular book written by J.D. Salinger. It is often taught in American Literature. Holden is a sixteen-year old boy who is expelled from his prep school. He uses a lot of slang in his speech and doesn't care if anything is grammatically correct. Salinger uses this technique to emphasize the character and his narration of the story. He doesn't care if something is inappropriate. If it is, he will probably include it because it is something Holden would say. From the first couple of pages, a reader can tell Holden is a very negative and angry person. Holden goes on a journey and meets people along his way. He has a lot of anger because of the death of his brother. On his journey, he realizes how phony and fake adults can be. His sister is the only person that can make him happy and smile. He learns from her and his journey that adults can lose themselves when they get older and forget to preserve the child inside of them. ”
LISA C wrote this review Sunday, November 8 2009.
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