ALL THAT DAVID COPPERFIELD KIND OF CRAP

David Copperfield is one of Charles Dickens's most revered work. It's the most autobiographical (if any) book Dickens's wrote, starting from Copperfield's childhood ending with his adulthood. Similar to Dickens's Great Expectations, this particular work embodies that simply of a point "A" to point "B" type novel. The author uses a lot of descriptive words, mentioning every minuscule detail about Copperfield's life. He essentially plots someone's life into a novel thus resulting in a very "a to b" like journey, meant to inform (hence autobiography).

J.D. Salinger alludes to Dickens's work in the very beginning of The Catcher in the Rye, mentioning the phrase "and all the David Copperfield crap." Salinger's work goes beyond that of just a simple autobiography. The style of work in which he embodied on The Catcher in the Rye is similar to a "stream of consciousness" type of work. His work isn't meant to be immaculate, no point "A" to "B." He wrote in a way that allowed the audience to understand the protagonist; the diction is crass and the tone is cynical. The protagonist is that of a young boy on the edge of adulthood. It's a coming of age story written in a way that allowed the audience to sympathize, to pity, and to connect to the protagonist.