writer's voice

The first aspect of voice that J.D. Salinger shows towards the end of chapter 21 is he delivers interesting information, he encourages the audience to want to read more. He does this by making his characters ask lots of interesting questions that keep the audience interested and really wanting to know more. An example of this is: "How come your not home Wednesday?... Who said I got kicked out?" These quotes pose interesting and important questions regarding a main part in the book and they keep the reader more engaged and really wanting to read more.




The second aspect of voice that the author shows towards the end of chapter 21 is he is employing techniques of the narrative. He is doing this by using dialogue to benefit characterization and to support the pacing of the story. An example of this important dialogue is: "Who said I got kicked out? Nobody said I-" "You did! You did!... Daddy'll kill you!" These quotes show Phoebes reaction when she thinks Holden got kicked out of Pency. This shows Phoebes characterization that she really is worried and shocked by this news and it shows what she feels about her father and what he would do if he found out.


The third aspect of voice that the author shows towards the end of chapter 21 is he is offering surprising information and observations. The author uses words and sentence structure in a very unique way to capture the audiences attention and to really engage the reader. An example of this is: "C'mon, hey . . . Hey, Weatherfield. C'mon out." This quote shows unique writing style from the author because of the long pause with the dots spaced out. It really keeps the reader on the edge of their seat and keeps the reader guessing and wanting to read on.

Blog #2 chapters 15-16 Catcher in the Rye

One moment from chapter 16 where there is a powerful and meaningful vignette present is during chapter 16 when Holden is describing the museum and parts of it that he really enjoys and likes. Holden shows a lot of imagery and really good descriptive words in this scene to really get his point across about the feelings he has about the museum. An example of this is, "It always smelled like it was raining outside, even if it wasn't, and you were in the only nice, dry, cozy place in the world. I loved that damn museum." (Salinger 120) This shows Holden's deep, appreciative feeling toward the museum and how he really enjoys it by describing what he really likes about the museum.

Catcher in the Rye 9-10

The blog option I chose was option 1. The connection between the article above and the baseball mitt in The Catcher in the Rye was that they were both very small items and things, the baseball mitt in Catcher in the Rye and the rattle in the article above. But they both ended up showing a much deeper meaning in the reading. The baseball mitt was Holden’s brother’s mitt who died, so the baseball mitt means a lot to Holden and is not just a glove, it is something that will stay with Holden for forever to remember his brother. The rattling noise in the other passage shows that the rattling noise that cannot be fixed provides a much deeper meaning in life with things people might be going through in their life that just cannot be fixed.  Like maybe losing a brother just like Holden did. The rattling noise is such a simple problem but the writer uses that problem to create much deeper meanings and much deeper problems and pushes the writing forward by saying things like: “The cancer you survived, but leaves you feeling unsettled.” “Your rattle.” This article is really about hard, deep problems that you just cannot overcome or cannot fix. The second half of this article could definitely apply to Holden because the baseball mitt is the rattle and Holden’s brother dying is the much deeper, more complex problem that can be taken from such a smaller item or smaller problem. This is Holden’s “rattle.”