Comparison of Catcher and Huck Finn
J.D. Salinger’s ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ and Mark Twain’s ‘Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’
Escape is a theme which is reiterated throughout each of the novels ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ and ‘Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’. Within Huckleberry Finn and Catcher, escape is elucidated through the use of literary and linguistic features and techniques. The extract chosen for Huckleberry Finn involves the final plan and finishing touches to the great ‘escape’ of Jim. Whereas my extract from ‘Catcher in the Rye’ deals with the desire to mentally escape a situation, the extract I chose from ‘Huckleberry Finn’ takes a more physical and ‘must go ahead with’ escape to approach the theme running throughout both novels.
The use of an archaic common noun, ‘chief’ in the Catcher extract gives off the impression of formality between the characters. This word ‘chief’ being used in an interrogative sentence, is connotating impoliteness and belittling act from the beholder of the speech present, being Maurice. The repetition of the word builds the climax for foreshadowing the event of something bad happening. The impact of this type of modal address leaves the audience feeling caught up in the intense emotion of the scene, made to feel a little sympathy for Holden. It leaves them urging to read on and find out the consequences Holden had to face to not freely paying up the five dollars. Some of the audience will be willing for Maurice to get his comeuppance or to see behind the facade he uses whilst intimidating Holden.
Meanwhile, in Huckleberry Finn the boys, Tom and Huck were helping Jim get free from slavery, escape. The mode of address used in this extract compared to the catcher extract seems to have more of an informal interaction between the characters. The characters speak on a first name basis which indicates pre-established relationships between the characters. This being so because this extract is towards the end of the book, therefore the characters have gotten to know
Escape is a theme which is reiterated throughout each of the novels ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ and ‘Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’. Within Huckleberry Finn and Catcher, escape is elucidated through the use of literary and linguistic features and techniques. The extract chosen for Huckleberry Finn involves the final plan and finishing touches to the great ‘escape’ of Jim. Whereas my extract from ‘Catcher in the Rye’ deals with the desire to mentally escape a situation, the extract I chose from ‘Huckleberry Finn’ takes a more physical and ‘must go ahead with’ escape to approach the theme running throughout both novels.
The use of an archaic common noun, ‘chief’ in the Catcher extract gives off the impression of formality between the characters. This word ‘chief’ being used in an interrogative sentence, is connotating impoliteness and belittling act from the beholder of the speech present, being Maurice. The repetition of the word builds the climax for foreshadowing the event of something bad happening. The impact of this type of modal address leaves the audience feeling caught up in the intense emotion of the scene, made to feel a little sympathy for Holden. It leaves them urging to read on and find out the consequences Holden had to face to not freely paying up the five dollars. Some of the audience will be willing for Maurice to get his comeuppance or to see behind the facade he uses whilst intimidating Holden.
Meanwhile, in Huckleberry Finn the boys, Tom and Huck were helping Jim get free from slavery, escape. The mode of address used in this extract compared to the catcher extract seems to have more of an informal interaction between the characters. The characters speak on a first name basis which indicates pre-established relationships between the characters. This being so because this extract is towards the end of the book, therefore the characters have gotten to know