The first literary device Salinger uses in "Catcher in the Rye" is allusion. Allusion is a reference to a previous literary work or historical event. In this case, the title of the book is an allusion to a Robert Burns poem and the line, "If a body meet a body comin' through the rye. " Holden changes the words to "If a body catch a body comin' though the rye. Eventually the meaning of this line is revealed as Holden's dream of being a 'catcher in the rye" who can save children from the disillusionment of growing up. This reveals one of the major themes of the novel. The technique the author uses for narrating the book is called "stream of consciousness." What we read is not a straightforward chronology of events but a retelling of the events in the order Holden's meandering mind remembers them. This allows the author to reveal how childish Holden is at times and his unwillingness to grow up even though Holden is unaware of this himself. The book is also full of symbolism.One of the main symbols is Holden's red hunting hat which symbolizes Holden's isolation from other people and his search for something, besides Phoebe, which is meaningful in his life. Ducks are a symbol for the homeless condition of Holden. They are evicted by the cold and Holden is "evicted" by the coldness of his family. All of the symbols point to the theme of an insecure young man desperately fighting maturity and the disillusionment that often comes with it.
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Yes, it is one of thelandmarks of that literary movement
Catcher In The Rye by J. D. Salinger
The rye is a field!
Catcher In The Rye is narrated by the main character, Holden Caulfield.
Yes, The Catcher in the Rye is a novel by J. D. Salinger published in 1951.
Yes, it is one of thelandmarks of that literary movement
Nothing. The Catcher in the Rye is a novel, not a polemic.
Catcher In The Rye by J. D. Salinger
The rye is a field!
The Catcher in the Rye was created on 1951-07-16.
Catcher In The Rye is narrated by the main character, Holden Caulfield.
"The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger has 26 chapters.
Flashback
There is none, really- Holden Caulfield wants to be.
Yes, The Catcher in the Rye is a novel by J. D. Salinger published in 1951.
The world "flit" appears in Catcher in the Rye as a term for a homosexual.
Holden Caulfield is the main character and the narrator in Catcher in the Rye.