... it's bad if you say anything to them- (211). This illustrates the pure innocence of children, and the gold rings portray a sort of round goal that children seek and reach for. The theme of children's innocence is also portrayed in one of the Subtle Shade of Blue's songs, Children's game. "Children's games, playing like the children do, laughing as they learn from life, can't we learn to ... play?, fighting like the grown-ups do, they won't learn, they'll pay-. The writer of this song has also wanted to ... catch them. That's all I'd do all day. I'd just be the catcher in the rye- (173)...

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... he was that age and wishes he could feel that way again. The boy is singing one of Holden's favorite church songs. The song is about a field that children frolic around in, however there is a cliff at the end of the field which the children do not see. The song symbolizes the joy of childhood and the suddenness and harsh reality of adult life. Holden interprets one line in ... the song, "If a body meet a body coming through the rye," as meaning someone is out ... about his surroundings vulgar and tasteless, he then ends up upsetting his company so much they leave depressed and rejected...

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• Grade Level: High School