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Essay Archive - The Catcher In the Rye: First Person Narration is Critical
The Catcher In the Rye: First Person Narration is Critical
In J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, the first person narration
is critical in helping the reader to know and understand the main character,
Holden Caulfield. Holden, in his narration, relates a flashback of a
significant period of his life, three days and nights on his own in New York
City. Through his narration, Holden discloses to the reader his innermost
thoughts and feelings. He thus provides the reader not only with information of
what occurred, but also how he felt about what ha....
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