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Questions for study with ideas for answers Question: Interpret the novel’s metaphoric title ‘The Catcher in the Rye’. Who is he and what is his role? Ideas : The catcher in the rye is Holden. The field of tall rye borders a cliff that marks the boundary between childhood and adulthood. Because the rye is tall, the children who play there cannot see the cliff. Holden would like to see himself as the ‘catcher’ who prevents the children from falling down to the adult world, which is full of ugliness and hypocrisy. He has made that journey alone, and suffers from the pain of that fall and wishes to protect other children from the same fate. He has a great admiration for children due to their innocence and honesty, two traits that are missing in his adult world. Holden was forced to make the transition due to his burgeoning sexuality. Many of the most stressful encounters, which Holden has with the adult world, the blow-up with the prostitute Sunny, and the argument with his date Sally, for instance, are occasioned by his sexuality. Question : Holden always sees the worst in people.
Approximate Word count = 765
Approximate Pages = 3.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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