The Catcher in the Rye is very unique compared to other books. There is no suspense, mystery, or anything like that in this book. It is different from other books because it is not very exciting in those type of ways. However, I think that J.D. Salinger does intrigue readers in this book. I believe that the main thing that intrigues the audience, is that the story is told in first person. It gives you an up close look at the adventure of Holden Caufield. I believe because of this, it intrigues readers because it gives the readers somebody to root for and somebody that they get to follow. It gives the readers one story to follow and they get caught up in the story because it feels like the book is talking to you. "I'm the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life. It's awful. If I'm on my way to the store to buy a magazine, even, and somebody asks me where I'm going, I'm liable to say I'm going to the operea." Salinger, 22). I got the feeling that you are there with him and he is talking to you, and I like this technique that is put in their.
Along with the first person technique, I found some humor in the book. It may not be the humor that most people get when they think of humor but I found some things to the story very funny. It is not good to curse, but Holden and others in the story do curse a lot. "No reason. Boy, I can't stand that sonuvabitch. He's one sonuvabitch I reallly can't stand." (Salinger, 31). I do not want the book to have a curse word every other word, but I think that it helps the story out, by giving it a little bit of laughter. I always enjoy smiling or laughing at a book. It makes the book more enjoyable to read, and it goes by a lot quicker.
Bibliography
Salinger, J. D. The Catcher in the Rye. Boston: Little, Brown, 1951. Print.
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