Catcher In The Rye Symbols

Symbolism throughout books and pieces of literature is almost as constant as the blue tint of the sky or the impending nature of thunder after lightening. Within practically every story or beginning is a concrete symbol that drives stories, actions or literaries. Without these symbols, literature would be interpreted as simplistic words on a page without any connection between readers and characters or actions. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger follows these ideas of symbolism, from Holden’s dramatic red hat to Central Park ducks. Though the story is riddled with symbols, Holden’s ideas of “The Catcher in the Rye” is the most important symbol which emphasizes child-like innocence. Innocence can be considered a “touchy subject” between

The true lyric behind the song was that of the exact opposite: the moralness of two people meeting in a field to engage in intercourse. Holden’s first ideas of saving innocence were skewed by his misunderstanding of the lyrics of a song, similar to the lens that it fitted around the world, graying and confusing the beginnings of knowledge. This misunderstanding was a symbol of apparent innocence; misunderstanding represented the idea that knowledge is presented to humans from the beginning but they’re shielded by those around them creating