The title is who Holden wishes to be. It is a commentary on the entire contents of the book - a troubled young man who (somewhat naively) just wants to be a "Catcher in the Rye".
When the protagonist's sister asks him what he wants to be when he grows up, he responds by quoting a lyric from a song about being a catcher in the rye. And that's how the book has its title.
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.
The world "flit" appears in Catcher in the Rye as a term for a homosexual.
When the protagonist's sister asks him what he wants to be when he grows up, he responds by quoting a lyric from a song about being a catcher in the rye. And that's how the book has its title.
Hey, Look, a Carousel!
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.
When the protagonist's sister asks him what he wants to be when he grows up, he responds by quoting a lyric from a song about being a catcher in the rye. And that's how the book has its title.
Nothing. The Catcher in the Rye is a novel, not a polemic.
Catcher In The Rye by J. D. Salinger
Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Sallinger Call of the Wild - Jack London
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.
In "The Catcher in the Rye," the new skates symbolize Holden's desire for authenticity and childhood innocence. They create a sense of nostalgia for a simpler time in Holden's life, free from the phoniness he perceives in the adult world around him. The skates also represent Holden's longing to protect the innocence of children, hence the title "The Catcher in the Rye."