What is the point of the rememberance of harris macklin in Catcher in the Rye?

Question

I understand he is a boring, talkative guy who can whistle like no other, but I don't get the point of introducing him.

Answer 1

I think it is about nostalgia, and looking back and remembering a simpler time.

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