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"The catcher in the rye" symbolizes who Holden wants to be. As he describes it to Pheobe, he wants to be someone who catches kids, who are playing in a field of rye, from falling off a cliff. This symbolizes that Holden wants to keep kids in their innocence and prevent them from having to deal with maturity and the pains that follow it. This in turn shows that Holden can't deal with growing up.
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What does the rye mean in The Catcher in the Rye?
The rye is a field!
What does the word flit mean in Catcher in the Rye?
The world "flit" appears in Catcher in the Rye as a term for a homosexual.
What made Holden not so depressed anymore on his way to the record store?
He heard a little kid singing " if a body catch a body coming through the rye".
What does the foil fencing mean in Catcher in the Rye?
Olympic sport of fencing, one of the weapons is the foil.
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What does the rye mean in The Catcher in the Rye?
The rye is a field!
Why does dawn leave ash and brock?
Durring the catch of the rye
What was the little boy humming in the catcher in the rye?
The little boy in "The Catcher in the Rye" was humming the song "If a body catch a body coming through the rye," which inspired the title of the novel.
How do you catch dark rye without cheats?
You can fin out on youtube or www.chaptercheats.com
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Ham on rye
What is a rye smile?
A smile with rye seed on it. Did you mean 'What is a wry smile?'
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Clandestine
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There are all these kids running around in a field, and Holden has to catch them from falling of the cliff. Hence the catcher in the rye.
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use the master ball, oh and its darkrai
What does Centeno mean in Spanish?
Rye.
What does The Catcher in the Rye mean?
Childhood
What was meant by falling off the crazy cliff in The Catcher in the Rye?
rye is a type of wheat what he means is little kids running in the tall rye thay wont be able to see where they are going so holden will catch them before they fall the cliff
