is within the bounds of the character's thoughts. Any perception in the narrator is passed on to the reader. Anything that Holden says and expresses in this story is still fiction. It only came from one person's beliefs so it doesn't make it enough to say that; "Yes! That's so true!" Although as said earlier, it is up to the reader to live within his ideas or deem otherwise.
The language the author used was patterned on how a mainstream teenager of the 1950's talk. Some of the words used are kind of old and have been replaced by the modern language. J.D. Salinger's style and use of language reveals the personality of a character and is able to give us important insights on who the person is. Holden's language using explicit and slang words reveals his attitude towards things. It somehow tells the readers that since no one really uses foul word as often as he does, he wanted to stand out and show his individualism. It tells us that somehow he wan
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