Question

Is The Catcher in the Rye written in first-person or third-person?

Answer 1

First person.

Explanation:

The book is narrated by its protagonist, Holden Caulfield, and is peppered with his 40s slang expressions like "If you want to know the truth" and "phony." His skewed perceptions are the main draw of the book, and a third-person narrative of the same series of events would probably be less remarkable.