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44035 t1_iyatowj wrote

The teacher telling the class that Holden is a moody loner isn't exactly a major spoiler. I think a reader can still enjoy the story even if these points are being discussed in class.

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hobbitzswift t1_iybdsh9 wrote

Yeah lol it's not like these are aspects of Holden's character that are mysteries that are revealed later on. If you're not picking up on this stuff about him right away, in the first few chapters of a very short novel in an AP English class....maybe you DO need the teacher to point things out!

OP is also, like Holden, an unreliable narrator in this story because they are certainly paraphrasing their teacher - I'd be curious to see how the teacher would relay this part of their lesson.

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