The Catcher in the Rye

Catcher in the Rye From whose point of view is the story being narrative? Is it being told chronologically or in flashback? What are two advantages and disadvantages of a first person point of view narrative?

From whose point of view is the story being narrative? Is it being told chronologically or in flashback? What are two advantages and disadvantages of a first person point of view narrative?

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Catcher in the Rye is narrated in the first-person from Holden's point of view. Holden tells his story as he looks back on the past and the occurrences that led to his presence in a rest home.

One disadvatage of the first-person narrative is that we are only exposed to Holden's perspective.

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