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Post by The Thought Police (admin) on Feb 7, 2017 4:37:17 GMT -5
Holden’s Isolation
Thomsen Hill and the old war canon – symbol ‘I was standing way the hell up on Thomsen Hill next to this crazy canon’ ‘Practically the whole school was there except me’ The fencing team ostracised him. Holden’s Schools – phonies ‘All you do is study so that you can learn enough to be smart enough to buy a goddam Cadillac
‘They had this headmaster, Mr Haas, that was the phoniest bastard I ever met in my life…’
‘Red Hunting Hat’ – ‘This is a people shooting hat – I shoot people in this hat’. Winter – family holiday, being together. Symbolic of death
Holden’s fear of the transition from childhood to adulthood
Museum of natural history ‘The best thing about it is nothing changes, everything stays the same.’ Exhibits get kept in ‘glass cases’ ‘The only thing that changes is you.’ Discuss the exhibit of the migrating birds’ Phoebe’s primary school with the ‘F*** You’ graffiti that he wants to rub off. Links to his desire to become the Catcher in the Rye
Holden’s descent into Depression Chart the motif of the Ducks in the lagoon in central park - How does this show Holden’s gradual deterioration?
Holden’s recovery The carousel – Holden takes Phoebe to the carousel.
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