By: Chris Kingston and Paul Kim Matt Evertson on Holden Caulfield’s longing to construct a New Home, Analysis By: Chris Kingston and Paul Kim

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The Rhetorical Situation & Purpose Academic article for those studying the novel. Bloom’s purpose is to inform the audience that these two books, The Catcher in the Rye and All the Pretty Horses, are reflection of each other. “While little is documented about the influence J. D. Salinger has had on Cormac…” (94).

Author’s Message & Tone Bloom states that even though both novels were published in different time periods by different authors, they follow the same aspects about the troubles of adolescents. The tone of this article is very informative and gives out tremendous amount of information.

Evidence “The Catcher in the Rye was written and takes place in the late 1940s, while All the Pretty Horses was published in 1992 but takes place in 1949.” (94) ”Both fantasize about reclaiming a romantic West and escaping the materialistic and selfish adult society that has abandoned them.” (95) “Both The Catcher in the Rye and All the Pretty Horses begin with escape... provide for their emotional well-being.” (95-96) Previous statements tell the differences and similarities between The Catcher in the Rye and All the Pretty Horses.

Language and Style (Genre) There were a lot of examples and quotations to back up the evidence. The article is very creative and informative for the readers. Used simple words to describe the information. Used compare and contrast between The Catcher in the Rye and All the Pretty Horses. Describe Holden’s important events in great details.

Organizations Starts off with compare and contrast between “The Catcher in the Rye” and “All the Pretty Horses”. Shows actual quotations from the two books to begin the paragraphs. Bloom goes through all the important events in the books from beginning to the end of Holden’s life. Finally, he ends the article with conversations between Holden and his little sister in regards to Holden moving out West, also learning to ride the majestic horses.

Your opinion The story was extremely interesting. This article showed, there are numerous novels that are similar to The Catcher in the Rye. It was very interesting topic and it inspired the reader to read All the Pretty Horses.