Songs of Innocence show life through the eyes of innocent children, whilst Songs of Experience demonstrate an older person's cynical view of the pain and terror in the world. Sometimes the innocent, simple perspective found in Songs of Innocence overlaps into the style of the poems in Songs of Experience, signifying perhaps that the two states of the human soul are even more intertwined than the poems originally suggest. ...

• Word Count: 1564
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

After taking into consideration the prejudice and ostracism a person faced when expressing different views to that of their surroundings the reader is able to better understand the way Holden felt in regards to a world he felt he was a stranger to. ... The age of Holden in being greatly significant to understanding the text is made evident through Salingers writing techniques , that include the novel being written in first person narrative. ... Holden recalls the innocent childhood memories of happiness that hinder him from maturing. ... Through Salingers use of first person narrative we are a...

• Word Count: 1661
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate