... analyzed as they contribute to the over all effectiveness of the story. Therefore a thorough understanding of the novel can only be reached as a result of a close analysis of the social, historical and other contexts, his age and the various settings and writing techniques throughout the novel. In order to fully understand the novel the historical aspects must be taken into close consideration. "The Catcher in the Rye" is set in ... a person faced when expressing different views to that of their surroundings the reader is able to better understand the way Holden felt in regards to a wor...

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