Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Summary and Point of View

     While reading the book The Catcher in The Rye I have come to realize how this story may be developing. Who is the main character? The main character is Holden Caulfield. Where the story is taking place so far is in Pencey the school he is going to. It also is in New York now that he has left Pencey earlier since he was being kicked out because he was failing four of his courses. The reason why Holden is failing is because of lack of interest into his education, he honestly didn't mind leaving the school. The time this book is taking place in is the 1940s which was quite along time ago but fits the setting appropriately.
     The point of view of this story I am reading is first person. The reason why I know the point of view is because the character Holden speaks on what he sees and his opinions there is never anybody else opinion being expressed by themselves. Also another reason why I know this is first person because the words be used all the time like “I”. A sentence that shows “The reason I was standing day up on Thomsen Hill, instead of down at the game, was because I’d just got back from New York with the fencing team.”  There is nothing particular that I don’t like of this P.O.V I think this is my most favorite P.O.V to read. I wouldn’t want this book to be another P.O.V because it would’t be the same and all of his thoughts wouldn’t be described so thoroughly.

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