The major symbols in the novel are the lake and the ducks. In chapter nine …show more content…
Thords the end of the novel Holden goes to the national museum of history and says ”The best thing, though, in that museum was that everything always stayed right where it was...The only thing that would be different would be you. Not that you'd be so much older or anything. It wouldn't be that exactly. You'd just be different, that's all... I mean you'd be different in some way – I can't explain what I mean. And even if I could, I'm not sure I'd feel like it”(121).The museum represents a place of comfort because no matter what changes in his life it will always be the same. For holden, it was a safe spot he could always go back to. To conclude the ducks and the lake are very important because they represent the life and struggles of Holden. The national museum of history is also very important because it's a comfort spot for Holden. Saliger wanted to show the society with this symbols that no matter how many times you want to run away from your problems there will always be that safe space that helps you set your main strategy and helps you go on with