'The Catcher in the Rye - Language and Structure'

'Salinger uses row and structure to authorise the reader an penetration of Holdens surveys of the world, which operate to be twain positive and negative. The writing style of the figment is bildungsroman, which involves some(prenominal) situations that shape the office; and so in this novel, we read his attempts to decision his identity as he goes from his juvenile years to organism an adult. However, he does non change a lot passim the novel, so this is strange. contradiction in terms is the term apply when two principles are inconsistent or are clashing. At the beginning of the extract, Holden calls the two boys in the museum bitter shots. This is because he sees them as ph hotshoty for truanting civilize and then fraud about thither universe no school tday. He wish wellwise then goes on to call wizard of the boys a miniature bastard. This reinforces his negative views of differents. However, Holden was neer a completed student either, to that degree d oes non describe his own misdoings with shame. Also, he could feel like an older companion to them as he says the boy was practically holding onto my sleeve.6 This brotherly intercommunicate could have re opinioned him of the representation he and Allie use to be. This opposes his initial view of the boys, which shows he is unavailing to stick to one thought.\n There are several other instances in the novel where Holden contradicts himself, for example, his attitude towards isolation. elevate on in the extract, Holden windups up being alone in a grave accent; he claims that he sort of desire it in a way.7 This is state concisely video display that he knows what he wants, however, yet again, towards the end of the extract, Holden contradicts himself as he shows that he would not want to be completely degage and does not mind being visited by his parents as he says Id let them visit, as long as theyre not phoney. He implies that everyone else is phoney9 but his parents. This shows how contradictory his thoughts are as he initially says th... '