THE CATCHER IN THE

RYE
Point of View
 The point of view is through Holden’s
eyes and how he see his world
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 The story he tells you is very one sided
because he doesn’t give other people
insight on things

 The Benefits of Holden’s
Point of View
 Some of the benefits would be Holden
letting us in on how he thinks about
things

 If we didn’t know what he was thinking
we would probably think he was crazy
Examples of Benefits
 Andexample of this would be when he
meets people.

 Anotherexample is when he was with
Sunny but didn’t do anything
Held Back Information
 Holden holds back information from us to
give us the same perception he has

 An example of this is when he talks about
Stradlater and Jane
Holden’s Breakdowns
 The digression shows the progression of
his depression like when he talks
about innocent and phony people.

 The length of the paragraphs going into
more depth on his feelings shows his
depression getting worse.
The Story in Third Person
 If
the Catcher In The Rye were written in
third person people would think that
Holden is crazy
 He could also be portrayed as
depressed, angry, or prude.
 People have to know what he's thinking
otherwise they would draw these
conclusions about him.
Third Person cont.
the story had been in written in 3rd
 If
person some parts of the story would
seem ridiculous like:
 When he acts like he was shot by
Maurice
 As he talked to the man who played the
piano at the bar.
Summary
 Holden tells the story through first person
which gives you only one view of the
story but also lets you in his head to
know what he’s thinking
 Holden’s breakdowns become more
obvious and worse as his depression
deepens and he talks more about his
emotions
Summary cont.
 If the story was written in third person
that would drastically change how we
look at Holden in the story.
 it would make him seem like a socially
awkward person with not many friends.
The End