The author probably decided to make tone dominant because he wanted to show how the main character's view of life was. This protagonist seems to hate many things in his life, and has a negative outlook on everything. The tone of the story would definitely be moralistically cynical, because, as I said, he always thinks about things negatively, and hates everything.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Outside Reading
I'm reading The Catcher in the Rye, and so far, it's pretty good. This type of book was interesting, it didn't grab my attention, but I didn't want to stop reading either. Unlike the other books that are like 200 years old, this one I can actually understand well. I'm thinking that the dominant element would be the tone, because the story is told in the main character's perspective, which is pretty negative.
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I was thinking about reading this book, but decided to read Treasure Island instead. Half of my class read Catcher In The Rye, and most of them thought the plot was pointless. What do you think of its plot?
ReplyDeleteI agree, but I also am enjoying the book somewhat.
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