In ten pages the author's employment of profanity and grammar is discussed along with a comparison of past and present perceptions regarding their uses. Twelve sources are cited in the bibliography.
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from various perspectives. It is clearly a novel of its time, but also a novel that speaks to many generations of youth as it is a coming of age novel.
It speaks of anger, frustration, arrogance, ignorance, loneliness and many other conditions of the soul of youth. And, in doing so it offers the reader a very unique, though perhaps
not unfamiliar, use of language. Through the main characters use of language, be it through grammar style of profanity, we gain a powerful understanding of the individual and the reality
in which this individual lives. In the following paper we examine the use of grammar and the use of profanity in Salingers novel. The paper then discusses how the use
of language was perceived then and now. Grammar The main character, Holden Caulfield, is the narrator of the novel, and as such it is his use of language
that we become very familiar with. He appears to be quick witted in some regards, though most of this stems from insecurity and also a sense of arrogance that puts
him above adults. The way he uses the language, or grammar, can be seen from many different angles. In this section we discuss his use of grammar without discussing profanity
for the most part. In one examination of Holdens use of grammar Moniaci (2002) states that, "Holdens jargon is consistent and very enlightening. For example, Holdens use of qualifiers
such as if you want to know the truth, I know what Im talking about, or Im not kidding serve to emphasize how unsure Holden is of what hes saying
or how well hell be received" (style.asp). The primary character also has a very strong "tendency to use the undefined second-person pronoun, you. This ungrammatical usage emphasizes the disillusionment Holden