J.D. Salinger uses a lot of different techniques to keep the reader engaged. Different things work for different people. For example, in The Old Man and the Sea, some people were most interested when the old man was fishing. I was more interested when he was thinking about random thoughts. The thing that kept me most interested in this novel would be Holden's random thoughts. I don't know if that is a technique, but it is what I am going to write about for this portion of this blog. Who knows how long it will go on, but with my rambling, it may never end!
The question asks for examples, so examples are what you are going to get.
For example, when Holden was in the museum he thought about life and what he was going to do. This was one of my favorite parts. Anyways, he thought about how nothing in a museum ever changes, but the people do. I do not think this is humor, mystery, or suspense. I do not really know what symbolism this would be. I do not think there is a symbol, like I mentioned in the previous blog.
What makes this story effective? I think it is Holden. Holden is the story. Holden's way of thinking kept me entertained, so Holden makes this story effective. More "technique" wise, Salinger's random thoughts kept me entertained. Once again, I think that he had these thoughts himself and just wrote them down. I love how his mind can just change from one topic to another. I have never read anything like it. You would think it would be unorganized and boring, but somehow it was the best thing I have ever read.
Okay, so 26 more words. I really do not know what made this so effective. I think it was just interesting, and Salinger must have some magical writing abilities to keep readers entertained as they read about nothing.
Salinger, J. D. The Catcher in the Rye. Boston: Little, Brown, 2001. Print.
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