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Catcher in the Rye

 

            
             His brother Allie dies when Holden is younger. The plot of The Catcher in the Rye is about Holden living his life, the reader takes a look at the insight behind all the things Holden does and why he does them. There is song written by Simon and Garfunkel called "The Boxer" the lyrics relate and in ways describe Holden's life.
             The first verse of "The Boxer" is this :.
             "I am just a poor boy, though my story's seldom told, /I have squandered my resistance /For a pocket full of mumbles, /Such are promises, /All lies and jest /Still, a man hears what he wants to hear, /And disregards the rest." (Simon and Garfunkel).
             This relates to Holden and his life in many ways. Holden feels sorry for himself he if depressed majority of the book he feels alone in life. He also gives his opinion twice in the book about how he feels people don't relay messages because they don't really care.
             In the second verse of "The Boxer" there are the following lines: .
             "When I left my home and my family, I was no more than a boy, /In the company of strangers,/In the quiet of a railway station, /Running scared, /Laying low," (Simmon and Garfunkel).
             This applies to Holden. When he leaves Pency he is 16. He gets expelled and cannot return home. He does not want to hurt his mother by showing up and telling her he has been expelled again. He meets different strangers on his trip he's all alone scared and laying low so that his parents won't know he's back. .
             In verse four of "The Boxer" the song says the following: .
             "Just a come on from the whores on Seventh Avenue. /I do declare,.
             there were times when I was so lonesome /I took some comfort there." (Simmon and Garfunkel).
             This is exactly what Holden does in the novel. He becomes so lonesome one night he buys a whore for comfort. However, The whore is very young so Holden thinks she is vulnerable and feels bad for her.
             In verse five of "The Boxer" these are the lyrics :.
             "Then I'm laying out my winter clothes and wishing I was gone /Going home,.


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