Catcher In The Rye Theme Analysis

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Gianni Falvo
Clark
AP Lit 5th
5 December 2017

The Catcher in The Rye- Big Idea/Theme This story, The Catcher in The Rye is about a main character named Holden who goes through some very tough times as a child. The first big idea/ theme the book is about is Holden not wanting to grow up and have to deal with reality. He wants to stay a kid. He does not take change well at all, and is very stubborn. He still wants to be that little child who is innocent and has no worries in the world. An example of this is when Holden calls himself, “ the catcher in the rye,” and then explains a bunch of children that he is trying to save and not let them run off of a cliff. This is significant because all throughout the story he is trying to find himself

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