Question

What does the dialogue that J.D. Salinger used in this excerpt from The Catcher in the Rye reveal about the speaker? "Something like that—a guy getting hit on the head with a rock or something—tickled the pants off Ackley. 'You have a d*mn good sense of humor, Ackley kid,' I told him. ‘You know that?' "

A. He is sarcastic
B. He is honest
C.He is confused
D. He is a liar

Answer 1

The answer is A, he is sarcastic. Holden Caulfield throughout the novella has a very condescending and sarcastic tone when it comes to interacting with people. In reality he thinks Ackley is very annoying and would wish he would just leave in this scene.