catcher in teh rye symobole quotes Flashcards
(9 cards)
’ catcher in the rye ‘’ - ’ I’m standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I must do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff …. That ‘s all I’d do all day. I’d just be the catcher in the rye and all
- ’ the ‘’ cliff ‘’ and ‘’ edge ‘’ highlight the transition from childhood to adulthood and the loss of the innocence. The reflect the fear holden has for growing up and his inability to not accepted that change happened it inevitable, growing up a part of life.
- the repetition of ‘’ all ‘’ emphasises Holden constantly need to protect young mind for falling into the adult world.
catcher in the rye - ‘’ . ‘’ I got up close so I could hear what he was singing. ‘’ if a body catch a body coming through the rye.’’ It made me feel better, it made me feel not so depressed any more ‘’
- this show that these verse have a meaning to holden and give him comfort, they remind him that he can save these children for falling into the corrupt adult world.
- Holden also got the verse wrong it actually ‘’ comin thro the rye ‘’ this show holden is put pressures on himself to save children for growing up, when growing up is natural. He can’t stop it an impossible task.
museum - ’ I wish everything in life could be placed inside glass cages and preserved, like in the museum ‘’
-this highlight holden fear of change and the inevitably loss of childhood. This also show holden impossible wish to not grow up and all the challenge that come with it.
- The ‘’ glass ‘’ reflect holden need to preserve thing and to be untouched. The Museum represented the past, this implies Holden need for the world to stop and freeze, this also link to his brother allies and want to freezer the world with him.
- Holden also visit the Museum when he was little which suggest childhood nostalgia and of a simpler time when he had his innocents, in his mind the old holden is preserved here.
museum- ‘’ ‘’ the best thing, though, in the museum was that everything always stayed right where it was. Nobody’d moved…. Nobody’d be different. The only thing would be different would be you.’’
- This highlight holden Desire for stability, Holden admire that fact the museums do not change, this reflect holden desire for the world to stop changing, where they are not unexpected changed.
- ‘’ Nobody’d moved. Nobody ‘d be different ‘’ this reflect holden deep fear of change and he wish that nothing around would change it would stay the same for ever. Holden is aware that change happen, and the world were never the same and you will change which link to his need to protect children from growing up.
- This quote highlight holden need to his obsession with childhood innocents, the thing in the museum do not grow or change it stay the same no matter the year. Holden yearn for this stability in the real would which is impossible.
’ duck’’ drive ‘’ - I was wondering where the duck went when the lagoon got all icy and frozen over ‘’
- this reflect holden obsession with the duck in the centre park which show his fear of change. The frozen lagoon represents a motionless feeling that holden feel like he is suffocating in.
- the frozen feeling related to emotional numbness.
-Holden asking question to show him trying to distract himself for the real question he should be asking like his emotional pain and trouble.
ducks - ‘’ where do they go during winter ‘
- this reflect holden need for the search of purpose in the world and which holden dose not have he has a negative views of the world and believe he dose not have a places.
- The word choice of winter had connotations of cold and loneliness, as vask place with nothing but ice.
- The suggest holden is feeling like he in trap in this cold ice world by himself and he is trying to search of some meaning to hold on.
bassball mitt - ‘’ ’ my hand still hurt me once in a while ‘’
- the reflect that holden has still not process is his brother deaths and is still living the past not the present, holden dose not know how to handle emotions and leave overflowing with emotion and know out leave him feeling suffocated.
- The hand had connection of together and being close. This suggest holden is holding on to the mitt as a way to hold on to allies and it give him comfort that he need that allies used to
bassball mitt - ‘’ ‘’ he was terrifically intelligent ‘’
- this show a different side to holden, as holden so far in the novel if judgmental and very negative.
- When holden is taking about allies he is very positive and optimistic about his brother, which reflect the bond between them and how strong it must of being.
- Holden was also taking in past tense which show holden desire to stay in the past
bassball mitt ‘ ‘’ . ‘’ he had poems written all over the finger and the pocket and everywhere. In green ink ‘’
- the green ink on the mitt represents brand new and the youth and rebellion which is align with holden view on the adult world.
- The green also suggest natural which grow up and the natural of life which is holden biggest fear and the biggest challenges he faces the fact we all need to grow it natural.
- The poem written on the mitt show the respect holden had for allies, which is in contrast with his older brother how wright movie and holden believe he is selling himself out
