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Why doesn't Holden tell the readers very much about himself or his prior history at the start of the novel?
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In the opening chapter, the style of narration employed by Salinger is deceptive. The narrator, who the reader later discovers is Holden, often directs his comments to "You" who the...
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The story is told as a flashback. Holden is in a mental institution at the beginning of the book, he then begins to tell the reader the story of how he ended up in the mental institution. ...
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