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本帖最后由 Reader86 于 2024-10-12 06:15 PM 编辑
Examples of Digression in Literature
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Catcher in the Rye contains several interesting examples of how digressions might be used. They are especially impactful in this novel due to the general unreliability of the narration. The main character, Holden, is emotional, impulsive and sees the world through a very particular lens that’s often clearly distorted by prejudice.
One of the best examples of this comes when Holden gets distracted from what he’s doing and starts talking/thinking about his sister, Phoebe. She’s the only person in his life that he sees as honest. The following lines are used to describe her:
You should see her. You never saw a little kid so pretty and smart in your whole life…I mean she’s had all A’s ever since she started school…You’d like her. I mean if you tell old Phoebe something, she knows exactly what the hell you’re talking about.
She’s smart, pretty, and genuine, he says. Holden admires her, perhaps as a young person he could never be. His love for her is at its strongest and clearest at the end of the novel when he watches her ride the carousel.
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