The Catcher in the Rye has truly earned it's place among great classic
             Salinger created a literary piece that was completely unique. The
             first person view of the 17-year-old, Holden Caulfield. The majority of
             Holden's rudimentary monologue of 'complexly simple' thoughts, the rest
             previous dialogue. That and the use of unique punctuation, digressing
             complex characterization, transformed the simple plot into the complex
             The novel's dialogue and monologue alike, manage to relay the feel of
             "I mean you'd be different in some way - I can't explain what I mean."
             The contractions; you'd and can't - since they are common in everyday
             very common and simple tone. Stress on the first syllable of
             demonstrating how typically they speak, just as in reality. He uses
             signaling associative digressions. Instead of signaling pauses, commas
             mechanically required, for instance:
             "So all of a sudden, I ran like a madman across the street - I d***
             doing it, if you want to know the truth - and went in this stationary
             Holden Caulfield creates a thought provoking point of view. On the
             thought patterns seem unrelated and straying from the topic. His
             digression is used almost constantly throughout the novel. However,
             digressions are very relevant and even crucial to the topic allow the
             the character. His statements about his sister's intelligence, followed
             well she listens, reveals Holden's associations of intelligence with
             Another example would be his tension around the nuns. Even though he
             conversation, he worried about being asked if he was Catholic. He
             liked it better if he were Catholic." This gives insight to his
             discomfort with being judged morally,
             and to his association of people of morals looking down on those who
             In Holden's descriptions and thoughts, Salinger accomplished the most
             the story's point-of-view. Instead of using the popular - however
             thoughts and flowery descripti...