Catcher In The Rye :: essays research papers

catcher in the Rye Essay     Holden wanted to be the catcher in the rye. Holden wanted to catch children before they cancel off the cliff and realize how the world really is, the world is disappointing. He wanted to keep children impeccant and pure. There are several quotes and examples to support this in Catcher in the Rye like when the kid was singing in the park of communicate City, the school scene, Allie&8217s death and Holden&8217s hysteria over Allie&8217s death.     Allie&8217s death helps bushel Holden&8217s decision about wanting to be a catcher in the rye. Holden wished he could have caught Allie before he fell off the cliff and died. Holden wanted to save Allie to catch him before it was withal late. The night of Allie&8217s funeral Holden smashed every window in his garage with his fists. Holden tried smashing the windows on the car but his fists were besides badly injured to do it. Holden went to the h ospital bleeding during Allie&8217s funeral. Holden did non attend his brother&8217s funeral, so that he would not have to completely let go of Allie.     Holden was changed so practicallytimes by his brother&8217s death, Allie&8217s death. Holden often talks to himself, like Allie was still right next to him, thinking he is having a conversation with Allie. This shows Holden has unresolved issues of Allie&8217s death, that he has not gotten over it yet. Holden never goes to Allie&8217s grave, to see his tombstone. Thinking that if he never goes to see him, Allie death would never have really interpreted place in Holden&8217s mind, kind of like intoxicate no evil, see no evil.     Holden watches Phoebe ride on the carousel, turn of events and turning on it, and thinks "so damn happy all of a sudden". "This recreates the pattern of the catcher in the rye story" writes Malcolm Bradbury. Holden, the prote ctive, watchman observes Phoebe&8217s happiness of childhood.     Holden realizes that children are born innocent. often like Adam and Eve in the Bible, both were innocent until coaxed into feeding the fruit of knowledge from the tree by the snake of evil, in the garden of Eden. God told them not to eat the fruit from the tree of knowledge but Adam and Eve wanted to be as smart as God. To punish Adam and Eve, God made the fruit get stuck in their throats and give them sin. After that Adam and Eve started wearing clothes because they were no longer innocent.