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The Catcher in the Rye

This discussion delves into key themes and motifs from "The Catcher in the Rye," focusing on Holden Caulfield’s reliability as a narrator, his journey motif, and significant symbols like the hat and the ducks. We analyze the importance of the opening chapter's setting, explore Holden's flashbacks to New York City, and interpret his desire to be "the catcher in the rye." The conversation also touches on Holden's perceptions of innocence and adulthood, along with his disconnection from reality, as he navigates his emotional landscape throughout the novel.

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The Catcher in the Rye

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  1. The Catcher in the Rye

  2. Novel Discussion • Point of View • Chapter 3, first paragraph: “I’m a terrific liar…” (16). • Does this change your opinion with regard to Holden’s reliability as a narrator? • Setting • Chapter 1: Where is Holden? • Flashback: To which major city does Holden travel? What does this city represent? • Journey Motif…”Go West Young Man” (Horace Greeley) • Plot • Chapter 13—Why include this scene with Sunny?

  3. Novel Discussion • Symbols (Motifs): • Holden needs a stylist—the HAT. • Those darn DUCKS! (Ch. 12) • Here Fishy FISH. (Ch. 12) • Why are these symbols significant? • God Bless Robert Burns for supplying another TITLE. (22) • How does Holden confuse the poem? • What is Holden really saying? What does he want to do with his life?

  4. Significance of Title • . . . I’m standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff—I mean if they’re running and they don’t look where they’re going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That’s all I’d do all day. I’d just be the catcher in the rye and all. - Ch. 22 • “…a large part of his fantasy world is based on the idea that children are simple and innocent while adults are superficial and hypocritical. The fact that he is having this conversation with Phoebe, a child who is anything but simple and innocent, reveals the oversimplification of his worldview.” • “His catcher in the rye fantasy reflects his innocence, his belief in pure, uncorrupted youth, and his desire to protect that spirit; on the other hand, it represents his extreme disconnection from reality and his naïve view of the world.” SparkNotes.com

  5. Journey Motif/Monomyth(Final Chapter: Ch. 26) • How does his journey end? Or has it?

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