ly conjoins sentences that refer to plot, sentences that descriptively set the scene, and sentences that are argumentative.ö Clearly we see that many views expressed are argumentative. When Muriel discovers the poems favored by Seymour are I German, her need for a translator or learning German are viewed by her Mother as ôAwful Awful ItÆs sad, actually, is what it is,ö (Salinger, p. 8).
The impact of using different narrative types to present us with the daily events of Seymour Glass is to cause us to view the narrator and the shallow individuals he describes around him with suspicion. This will be particularly true when Seymour ôfired a bullet through his right temple,ö (Salinger, p. 26). Because of the different types of narration and because of the suspect nature of our narratorÆs accuracy or the accuracy of those around him, it is
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