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The Catcher in the Rye

by J.D. Salinger

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Writing style

The Catcher in the Rye is written in 1st person; written as if Holden himself had written it. There is flow in the seemingly disjointed ideas and episodes; for example, as Holden sits in a chair in his dorm, minor events such as picking up a book or looking at a table unfold into discussions about past experiences. Critical reviews agree that the novel accurately reflected the teenage colloquial speech of the time.[9]

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