The story of The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is given from the perspective of the main character, Holden Caulfield. Although the story goes into a considerable amount of detail the reader is not led to believe every part of the story because Holden presents himself as a self-avowed liar, and therefore he cannot be trusted. This greatly hinders the reader's ability to gather valid information and put together their own perspective of Holden's story.
Since Holden Caulfield is the narrator of the novel the reader loses many aspects of the novel compared to a non-biased narrator. The reader only knows and understands what is going on in Holden's life through Holden himself. Holden's life outside of the actual story is unknown to the reader because there is no outside voice present. This outside voice would provide the reader with background knowledge such as how Holden was as a child, background information about other characters that Holden meets, and maybe other events......

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Title: Holden: A Liar Or An Honest Guy
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