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They deliver interesting information:
In this video he interests the audience by telling a cool story that you want to hear about. Also he is wearing a firefighter uniform which interests you by wondering why he is wearing it. He starts by telling you a personal story and you want to know what it is. Describes the environment and what it was like to be a volunteer firefighter.

Employ techniques of narrative:
He gets to his point in the end which is his message of the story. His message is don't wait to be a hero. Do something today even if it doesn't seem like much it will make a big difference. He says "I have witnessed generosity and kindness on a monumental scale. But I'm also witnessed act of grace and courage on an individual basis, and you know what I've learned? They all matter." This quote shows how everything matters no matter how big or small.  Uses imagery to help set up whats happening in your mind. He says "Here it was the middle of the night she was standing outside in the pouring rain, under an umbrella, in her pajamas, barefoot, while her house was in flames."

They employ humor:
His humor was when he told the story how the other guy got to save the homeowners dog and he was left with just getting her a pair of shoes out of the fire.  This humor in his story helps you connect to his story. Even when the house was on fire and that is a very serious moment he jokes about the dog and how his job was to just get shoes. This while story is a funny one with a meaning behind it even though its about  a fire.

Suitcase Vignette

When Holden talks about the importance of suitcases. In the text it says "You think if they are intelligent and all, the other person, and have a good sense of humor, that they don't give a ---- whose suitcases are better, but they do. He said how suitcases were very important and how you cant room with someone with bad suitcases. This shows a personal thought he has and his story of rooming with Stradlater. Stradlater also had nice suitcases.

Catcher In The Rye 9-10

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The article that I read was explaining how everyone has something in the their life that is happening to them and not everyone can understand it or relate to it. But that does not mean that it is not there. The article was about a rattling in a car that when she tried to show the dealership it was fixed already. The worker thought she was crazy just because he couldn't hear her "rattle". This article can relate to Holden because Holden has personal things happening to him and just because other people don't know whats wrong doesn't mean he is not. 

"The heartbreak you should be passed already.The chronic pain that doesn’t go away from a long ago injury.
The brain injury that doesn’t show on the outside, but completely rewired you and your life forever.
The cancer you survived, but leaves you feeling unsettled.
Your rattle.
Like the guy at the car dealership, I can’t fix your rattle.
But I offer you today, this tiny gift—
I’m validating your rattle.
I hear it.
I see it.
I feel it.
I believe it’s there.
I hope this moment of understanding and acknowledgement gives you some comfort.
The chronic pain that doesn’t go away from a long ago injury.
The brain injury that doesn’t show on the outside, but completely rewired you and your life forever.
The cancer you survived, but leaves you feeling unsettled.
Your rattle.
Like the guy at the car dealership, I can’t fix your rattle.
But I offer you today, this tiny gift—
I’m validating your rattle.
I hear it.
I see it.
I feel it.
I believe it’s there.
I hope this moment of understanding and acknowledgement gives you some comfort."

This quote shows how people can have rattles that you cant even see but they are still there. Holden's brother who died of cancer can be one of his rattles and if you didn't know that about him you could never tell from his outer appearance. A quote from the book showing on of Holden's rattles is, "He got leukemia and died when we were up in Maine, on July 18, 1946." This is about his younger brother Allie and how he was sick and dies.