... startled some readers. Salinger's control of Holden's easy, conversational manner makes the introduction of these larger themes appear natural and believable. At the time of the novel through today, Holden's speech rings true to the colloquial speech of teenagers. Holden, according to many reviews in the Chicago Tribune, the New Yorker, and the New York Times, accurately captures the informal speech of an average intelligent, educated, northeastern American adolescent (Costello ... to seek approval (Costello, 1990). Again, Salinger creates this speech pattern as believable for a common ...

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• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: High School