Symbols

1. Symbols Catcher in the Rye

2. What is a symbol • According to Wikipedia, a symbol is: • an object, • a picture, • A written word, • A sound, • or particular mark • These represent something else by association, resemblance, or convention.

3. What is a symbol? • A symbol stands for some greater idea. • What do the following symbols stand for?

4. Symbols in Literature • Where can we recognize symbols in a piece of literature? • Check the title! • A frequently repeated item or idea. • An item that is described in detail.

5. Task • In your group, identify the symbol • Discuss what you think the symbol means • Ask for help if you’re not sure

6. Symbol 1: The Museum • . It represents his past • It reminds him of the good times he had in his childhood • The times he had company and felt loved • The museum is one of the few places where he can still go and he will feel nostalgic • He goes there and wishes he could go back in times • Time of happiness and innocence • He is scared of changes • He doesn’t want to realize that his childhood is over • All his family members have their own separate lives now and he is trying to find his path in life

7. Symbol 2: Hat • .Comfort-insecurity • Difference-cool • Scare • Not want to grow up

8. Symbol 3: Jane • She is a symbolism of his past • Holden want’s to have an everlasting past • She is unique and different, like him and it symbolizes his past. • She is mentioned many times, sign of detail and repetition and emphasize of how he truly feels for her. • She has family problems and he relates to her. • He see’s her as being pure.

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