The Cather in the Rye

The Catcher in the Rye refers to a line in a poem by the Scottish poet Robert Burns. The character Holden thinks the line is ?if a body catches a body in the rye? instead of the actual line in the poem which is ?if a body meets a body in the rye?. His sister Phoebe corrects him. Holden tells his sister that it makes him imagine children playing in a rye-field, while he is …

…None. Linguistic usage: The style is almost only oral language used by Holden Caulfield, who speaks in the American teenage slang of the 1950?s. He often uses the words as they are spoken, for example: ?Sonuvabitch?, ?C?mon?, and ?Wuddayacallit?. Dedication: The book is dedicated ?to my mother?. Perspective: The book is written from the perspective of the first person: Holden Caulfield. Construction: There are 26 numbered chapters in the book. Own opinion on the book: