mad Holden angry was the fact that James' instigators were only expelled. These are the types of "phonies" that cause Holden to have a cynical view of people. 2. "Anyway, I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody's around - nobody big, I mean - except me. And I'm standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to
The symbolisms of the title and the idea of being the “catcher in the rye” are represented by the following when Phoebe asks Holden “What he would like to do with his life?” the Museum of Natural History, and The Central Park Lagoon ducks. During this book Holden is walking past a church, a family comes out and their younger son is walking by the road, singing the song “If a body catch a body comin’ thro’ the rye” by Robert Burns. Once Holden hears the song it creates a picture in his head. When
Symbolism in “Catcher in the Rye” Symbolism: the use of symbols to express or represent ideas or qualities in literature, art, etc (“Symbolism”). The many symbols in The Catcher in the Rye provides the reader with an immense amount of knowledge. This novel is about a sarcastic teenage boy, named Holden, who internally struggles with himself. During this period in his life, Holden finds himself attending multiple different boarding schools in the New York area. After flunking out of Pencey Prep, he
discovering new worlds, which are extrapolated in William Shakespeare's 1661 tragicomedy ‘The Tempest and J.D. Salinger’s ‘Catcher in the Rye’ (1951). Shakespeare’s‘ The Tempest’, elucidates the transformative power of planned discoveries that manifest an individual's desire to re-evaluate assumptions and unveil fresh insights into humanity’s moral flaws. Similarly, The Catcher in the Rye’ demonstrates that physical and intellectual discoveries can elicit an emotional
search for connection is intact.” While written years before Beck was born, J.D. Salinger’s novel, The Catcher in the Rye reflects Beck’s message perfectly. Throughout the novel, Holden constantly faces neglect from mature individuals who are meant to guide him. He often uses skepticism and censure as a defense mechanism to protect himself from the rejection of those individuals. Salinger employs symbolism to communicate that some adolescents, who have been ignored for a significant portion of their lives
Individuality in The Catcher in the Rye “I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff... I’d just be the catcher in the rye” (173). This quotation shows Holden Caulfield’s views on the transition from childhood to adulthood, and the comparison to a cliff shows that there is a sharp fall and great loss that accompanies it. This loss is one of uniqueness and individuality and is a theme that is seen constantly throughout J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye. A strong aspect of this
scared of growing up? Is it acknowledging that one has to then become mature and in turn take responsibility for themselves and their actions? The loss of innocence is the major issue that Holden faces in The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. The author uses major devices such as symbolism and characterization convey the theme that is the loss of innocence that comes with growing up. Salinger illustrates the theme through these devices to show that losing innocence comes along with growing up and
Many authors use symbolism to express ideas and convey a message that may not be clear to the reader. In the novel Catcher in the Rye, Holden, the main character, retells a story about his experiences over a three day period that mainly takes place in New York City and along the way Holden gets confused and doesn’t know what to do next. He feels depressed throughout the novel and feels like isolating himself from the world. J.D. Salinger uses symbolism in the form of ducks at Central Park to represent
Symbolism in The Catcher in the Rye The novel, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, is a tale of a seventeen year old boy who struggles to fit in with the conservative crowd of the late forties to early fifties. The boy, Holden Caulfield, is often looked at as troubled or disconnected with the world around him. Throughout the novel Holden references certain people, places, and items multiple times. When this occurs we can presume that these represent symbols in Holden’s life. The major representations
others because it wasn't about being a kid,” demonstrating Charlie's main struggle with refusing to grow up and start to participate. The books Bill gives Charlie act as guidebooks to adulthood, coaxing Charlie to participate more in life. “The Catcher in the Rye” questions the adult world through a 15-year olds eyes, and mirrors Charlie's life. “The Piano” reflects on the experiences of a cultural and social outsider in a patriarchal society. The protagonist, Ada, has a spiritual connection to her