The Catcher in the Rye
An example of direct characterization in the book
when the author directly states what kind of person they are
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Direct characterization is things the author tells us directly about other people. This is tricky for Catcer in the Rye. There is no unbiased and omniscient narrator to give us something direct. Instead we have Holden, a very unrelable narrator. Much of what he says are reflections of his own insecurities. Still A good example of direct characterization is when Holden describes Lawyers,
"All you do is make a lot of dough and play golf and play bridge and buy cars and drink Martinis and look like a hot-shot..."
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caroline k #342167
Direct characterization is things the author tells us directly about other people. This is tricky for Catcer in the Rye. There is no unbiased and omniscient narrator to give us something direct. Instead we have Holden, a very unrelable narrator. Much of what he says are reflections of his own insecurities. Still A good example of direct characterization is when Holden describes Lawyers,
"All you do is make a lot of dough and play golf and play bridge and buy cars and drink Martinis and look like a hot-shot..."
