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catcher in the rye
Title: catcher in the rye
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 887 | Pages: 3.8 (approximately 235 words/page)
catcher in the rye
One example of when Holden fell from his own innocence is when he
is in the room with Phoebe and he can't name anything he likes.
Holden reacts to this question by saying, "Boy, she was depressing
me"(Salinger 169). The only three things he can name that he
liked were Allie, James Castle, and sitting there chewing the fat
with Phoebe. The reason this is a time when Holden falls is
because he gets really …showed first 75 words of 887 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 887 total…little voice...just for the hell of it" and
brightened him up. A deeper interpretation of this scene would
dictate that the child represents Holden's own personality and
life. Holden is defiantly singing his own tune just for the hell
of it and like the child, seems to have no regard for his own well-
being. At this point, Holden may see a side in himself that is
care-free and this lightens his depression.
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