The Catcher in the Rye

The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D Salinger, is a refreshing break from the traditional American writing style. With a very sarcastic and harsh tone, the book doesn’t attempt to hide the rougher side of a troubled child. Holden Caulfield is in his late teens, struggling in school and trying to face adulthood. Holden criticizes adults for not having fun, easygoing, childlike attributes. Adults that are sophisticated and, well, adult like are, according to him, “Phonies.” Holden is a bit of a rebel. He is a minor who drinks and smokes, he has dropped out and flunked out of more than one school, he is a compulsive liar, and has a very harsh outlook on the world expressed in the writing.
Another novel I read in previous years was The Outsider, by S.E. Hinton. The outsiders is also a bit of a rough book. Both Ponyboy, the main character of The Outsiders, and Holden are part of a more rough cut crowd, Ponyboy being a greaser and all. Both books deal with children have problems in school and rebellious teens, and liars and cheats. The books have a similar tone, although that of The Outsiders is a bit more sorrowful, both have a crude humor to them and playful sense of irony.
As I near the end of the novel, I to draw a poster reflecting on the setting and tone of the novel. Since I am not far enough in the novel yet to distinguish a specific setting I am not sure what I will draw as of yet but I do plan on giving the poster a harsh mood to mirror the tone of the book.