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Lesson 1 (from Chapters 1 and 2)

Objective

Point of view is the perspective in which a novel is told. First-person point of view is a narrative point of view in which the narrator speaks to the audience using “I” and “me.” The Catcher in the Rye is written in first-person point of view. The objective of this lesson is to learn about point of view through the point of view in The Catcher in the Rye.

Lesson

Class Discussion: What is point of view? What are the types of point of view used in literature? What is first-person point of view? How is first-person point of view identified? What is second-person point of view? How is second-person point of view identified? What is third-person point of view? How is third-person point of view identified? In what point of view is The Catcher in the Rye written? How can you tell?

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