Catcher In The Rye Rhetorical Analysis

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The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is an excellent novel and was written to absolute perfection with the use of rhetorical devices and literary elements. The novel itself is all about how a young teenager who narrates the events of his life get him into a mental hospital, he tries to seek advice from his old high school professors who in turn give him the same advice which has not been helpful. His point of view of the world is highly unique and philosophical which he constantly states that this world is full of phonies. Holden is incredibly talented and extremely intelligent, but his view of the world is so unorthodox it makes the rest of us have a different perspective on life and of the world we live in (Bryan 1065). The story

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