early+Catcher+notes

Catcher notes
 * Coming of age novel (bildungsroman)
 * Childhood to adulthood
 * Learning about the world
 * Stream-of-consciousness writing
 * Writing that mimics the thoughts that pass through someone’s head
 * Colloquial language – the way people really talk, with slang, etc.
 * In this case, teenagers in 1950
 * Picaresque novel
 * The roguish main character goes from place to place having unrelated adventures

Characteristics of Holden’s narration
 * Contrasts/Opposites
 * Lying
 * Exaggeration
 * Honesty
 * Alienation/ Isolation
 * Gregarious – loves to talk and be social
 * Depression and Mental anguish
 * Hyperactivity