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The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger - Essay and Term Paper
Melanie Houston
Catcher in the Rye
English IV
The novel The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, contains many complex symbols, many of the symbols in the book are interconnected. A symbol is an object represents an idea that is important to the novel. There are five major symbols in this novel; all Holden makes painfully clear to the reader.
Allie, Holden’s young brother who died years earlier, was a main symbol throughout the story. When Holden remembers incidents from his past involving Allie, his attitude changes, such as when he writes the composition about Allie’s baseball glove or when Holden broke his hand after punching all of the windows after Allie died. He feels that Allie was one of the few people who were not “phony” in a world full of “phonies”. More importantly, Allie represents the innocence and childhood that Holden tries to find in his adult venturing. Holden also says that "I can't make a real fist any more......
Total Word Count: 633
Page Count: 2.5 (250 words a page / double spaced)
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