Symbolism in "Catcher in the Rye"

Symbolism.

The title of the book is a token in its self. The metrical composition by Rober Burns, Comin Thro the Rye actually is about seeing if it is haywire for two people to have a romantic construe in a field of rye, away from the public eye. In Chapter 16, when Holden sees the little boy walking in the street and telling t chapeau song, Holden mistakes the line if a body -meet- a body, approach through the rye for if a body - conquer- a body coming through the rye. Really, the two words - go- and -meet- have a exclusively opposite meaning. When Phoebe asks Holden in Chapter 22 What he wants to do, he says that he wants to be a catcher in the rye, that he wants to catch the children before they fall off the cliff. Holden wants to protect the children. He wants to catch the children before they fall out of innocence into knowledge of the truly world, including knowledge of sex.

Holdens Red Hunting Hat is one of the well-nigh recognizable symbols in the book. You just cant picture Holden without it, really. It is a symbol of uniqueness and individuality. It shows that Holden wants to stand out, and be different from everyone around him.



Whenever he wears the hat though, he is always sure to tell that he when he was wearing it and how he was wearing it. He doesnt usually wear the hat around people he knows. The hat shows that Holdens need for isolation compared to his need for companionship. The hats color red is the uniform color of Allie and Phoebes hair. Maybe Holden associates it with the innocence he believes that his brother and baby had, or have.

The Museum of Natural History is the world Holden...

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