CITR: Medium of Speech

The author creates Holden's voice really well through the idea that Holden is the one writing the story itself. In this way, we can see Holden's view as a real person's view more than someone's interpretation. For example, he says, "I could probably tell you what I did after I went home, and how i got sick and all, but i don't feel like it. I really don't" (276 Salinger). Because this is how he speaks, we can directly deduce that he may have problems with people trusting him, so he uses I really _____ to make it sincere. It can get confusing at times trying to decipher his words, and find a theme behind it, but it also makes for an easier read since you can really feel sympathy for the narrator. The way the character's voice is built up, you really feel for him at the end when he says, "Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody" (277 Salinger).