Both J. D. Salinger’s, Catcher in the Rye, and Jamaica Kincaid’s, Annie John, are coming-of-age novels that give the reader a window into the character’s mind. The authors create a bond between the reader and their main characters, by sharing the character's innermost thoughts with the readers. By sharing Holden and Annie’s thoughts, the readers have access to information that the other characters in the books do not have. For example, when Holden has just been kicked out of his school and is saying goodbye to his favorite teacher, Mr. Spencer, he asks Holden what he would have done about flunking him. “Well, you could see he really felt pretty lousy about flunking me period. So I shot the bull for a while. I told him I was a real moron, and
