Practice Diction Analysis

In the story of The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger, he portrays the story as a dull, harsh language. He presents words like "if you really want to know" and "if I have to" that explains his boring life as the average teenager. His diction affects the reader as a young boy who doesn't have a story to tell, and is boring and dull. His negative connotation is straightforward and precise.