Innocence is the quality or state of being free from sin or moral wrong.Things that are innocent have moral goodness and are pure. In the book, The Catcher in the Rye, characters, objects and images are used to symbolizes an idea. The author ,J.D Salinger, utilized these three things in the book: Holden’s brother, Allie, Holden’s dream and the Holden’s sister, Phoebe, to represent innocence in the book.
First off, Allie was the protagonist, Holden Caulfield, beloved brother who died of leukemia at the age of 11. Holden was greatly affected by his brother's death, he still grieve over the fact that Allie is dead and he is still alive, even so, throughout the book, he sometimes thinks him, Holden carries Allie’s mitt throughout the book, it's a way for him to stay connected to Allie. He is like a guardian angel to Holden. For instance, when Holden was walking in Fifth Avenue, he felt as if he couldn't get to the other side of the street without disappearing, the thought frightened him, for reassurance,he talked to his deceased brother Allie, saying “ Allie, don’t let me disappear”. Holden hoped that his brother would save him from despair, in a way, Allie is like the Capture in the Rye keeping Holden from falling from the cliff. Allie’s innocence kept him from going over the cliff. …show more content…
This imagery the author gave us had a few symbols that are shown in Holden's dream, the children represents innocence and Holden is the protector of innocence, making sure to preserve their
First off, Allie was the protagonist, Holden Caulfield, beloved brother who died of leukemia at the age of 11. Holden was greatly affected by his brother's death, he still grieve over the fact that Allie is dead and he is still alive, even so, throughout the book, he sometimes thinks him, Holden carries Allie’s mitt throughout the book, it's a way for him to stay connected to Allie. He is like a guardian angel to Holden. For instance, when Holden was walking in Fifth Avenue, he felt as if he couldn't get to the other side of the street without disappearing, the thought frightened him, for reassurance,he talked to his deceased brother Allie, saying “ Allie, don’t let me disappear”. Holden hoped that his brother would save him from despair, in a way, Allie is like the Capture in the Rye keeping Holden from falling from the cliff. Allie’s innocence kept him from going over the cliff. …show more content…
This imagery the author gave us had a few symbols that are shown in Holden's dream, the children represents innocence and Holden is the protector of innocence, making sure to preserve their