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... these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody's around-nobody big, I mean except me. And I"m standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff"(173). The cliff symbolizes the fall from childhood into adulthood ... ...
... these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody's around-nobody big, I mean except me. And I"m standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff-I mean if they"re running and they don't look where ... ...
... these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody's around - nobody big, I mean - except me. And I'm standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff - I mean if they're running and they don't look where ... ...
... these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody's around - nobody big, I mean - except me. And I'm standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff - I mean if they're running and they don't look where ... ...
... a body in the rye" but "If a body meets a body in the rye" he tells her that he is imagining children playing in a rye-field, while he is standing at the edge of a nearby cliff so he can catch them if they fall, and send them back to the field. Therefor he is the Catcher in the rye. The falling here is ... ...
... is an element of life that is easily cherished, J.D. Salinger suggests that there comes a time for all of us in which we must shed our fears, walk up to the edge of the cliff, close our eyes, and jump. Holden Caulfiled is a very concerned and caring individual, trust into a world of "phoniness- and "adult immaturity-. He realizes that caring, not catching ... ...
... " just like an animal. Another point about the acting is tension in the opening scene, in the same scene as noted above, both actors are acting on a very tense "on-edge" level, they are doing so by interrupting and treating each other like they are a child. This acting shows how totalitarian this society really was, everyone is at everyone else's throat ... ...
... them how to read and write. This is a fine example of why Holden would live to be the catcher of the rye in some sense. The quote, "I'm standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff "I mean if they're running and they don't look ... ...
... because of him being expelled from school. He tells her later that he wants to be a catcher in the rye. So he can prevent careless children from falling over the edge while playing in the field. Phoebe corrects him and tells him that he has "misquoted burns" and that no one can stay in the rye field forever. He decides to ... ...
... these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody's around- nobody big, I mean- except me. And I'm standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff- I mean if they're running and they don't look where ... ...
... as the queen of phonies because everything is "marvelous" and "lovely" for her. Holden hates Sally for that fact that she won't just take risks and live life on the edge by getting married, but Sally is realistic and thinks about what will happen in the future and the hardships that they will have to go through. Holden even rejects Ernie ... ...
