Catcher In The Rye Point Of View Analysis

J.D Salinger, author of “Catcher in the rye,” gives an impression of alienation, the state of being isolated about society, to a younger audience such as myself because the lack of knowledge in the “adult world.” “Catcher in the Rye” has a cultural impact on the world such as many quotes in several books, movies, tv shows, and music. The Book, “Catcher in the Rye,” should be deemed as a good book because it captures the alienation of adolescents when questioning the world magnificently as if the author is experiencing it himself. There are many literary devices seen in the book such point of view. Salinger uses 2nd person point of view that uses “I” a lot. 2nd person point of view is used to draw the audience into the story, but it isn’t used a lot of many books. According to the website ibcc.edu, it states that “Using the 2nd person can interrupt the reader’s focus. It can push readers away from a writer’s intended message, perhaps even offending readers without even intending …show more content…
He also questions what is he in the world because he compares himself to his family often like his brother, Allie. He quits schools, runs away from his problems, and recalls everything as phony while his brother gets good things,but has died. What Holden is experiencing is similar to teens, which the book was most popular with. Holden is alienated himself with the world and not understanding what the world has in store for him. Catcher in the rye has many curse words and not a good influence to kids, but, it shows how teens would act such as going to bars and having references to sexual interactions among couples. The book can relate to many teens who doesn’t know their place in the world and let others understand that they are not alone such as myself. I see catcher in the rye as influential and not as an “Assassination trigger” as people may