Through Holden's Eyes The Catcher in the Rye has truly earned its place among great classic works. J. D. Salinger created a literary piece that was completely unique. The entire novel was written in the first person view of the 17-year-old, Holden Caulfield. The majority of the story is compiled of Holden's rudimentary monologue of 'complexly simple' thoughts, the rest utilizing his relay of previous dialogue. That and the use of unique punctuation, digressing explanations, …showed first 75 words of 1568 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1568 total…expressing thoughts of its craziness. He is resolved that he cannot be in control, and yet it remains his one desire in life. He exists in a world where no alternatives to his chaotic lifestyle exist, and therefore he is forced to blindly play the game of life, while unknowingly he continues to step closer and closer to his edge of sanity. Bibliography 1.) 3rd edition Psychology (Bernstein-Stewart, Roy, Srull, & Wickens) Houghton Mifflin Company Boston, Massachusetts 1994