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Catcher – more symbols

Holden’s life: Children Holden talks to Phoebe Falling & Catcher in the Rye
 * Past:
 * Brother Allie died
 * Devastating
 * Change is bad
 * Phoebe – totally good
 * Allie – totally good
 * Never grew up
 * He tells her he wants to be the Catcher in the Rye
 * He’s saving kids from falling
 * Holden wants to save falling kids
 * James Castle – boy who jumped out the window
 * Mr. Antolini warns Holden about a fall
 * Keep thinking about falling at the end of the book
 * Big Brass Ring at the carousel

Symbols – exist in the story and mean something additional
 * Hunting Hat –
 * Buys after a bad time in NYC
 * Then puts on or adjusts when times are hard
 * Museum of Natural History
 * Good because it never changes
 * Memories of childhood, when life was predictable
 * Ducks in Central Park
 * Winter is coming – change
 * What will they do?
 * Allie’s baseball glove
 * He “happens to have it” in his suitcase
 * Still misses Allie – bad change