- weakness 6: "As the passage goes on, the author uses phrases like" used the word use. blog link.
- weakness 1: "He says whatever comes to mind, saying that his parents "would have about two hemorrhages apiece if I told anything pretty personal about them," shows that he doesn't really care what he says, just wants to get his point across. blog link.
- weakness 3: He describes the boy’s feelings towards his parents with a negative, abusive and defiant diction. blog link.
- weakness 2: Baker describes his surroundings as "towering volumes of marble and glass" and "long glossy highlights to each of the black rubber handrails". They use the quote for the whole sentence without describing it. blog link.
Response to the Catcher and Rye Excerpt
In the excerpt from "The Catcher and the Rye," Salinger's noisy, comical banter highlights his childish gullibility. Although he is a teenager, he makes no effort to compose in impressive vocabulary. He describes his childhood with the word "lousy" and a general introduction as "stuff that bores me." On the subject of his parents, he says "they're touchy as hell." Salinger has no boundaries as to what can be said; he lets Holden say what he wants about everything in life. Writing with such a low, familiar diction emphasizes how some teenagers truly feel about their home life and their story.
