The symbolic images connect to Holden’s desire throughout the novel to be the catcher in the rye. Holden interprets scene discrete to his imagination of falling. In the sequence of the events, in Chapter 16, the song that was sung by the little boy was misinterpreted from “If a body meet a body coming through the rye” to “If a body catch a body.” Therefore, a concept of an imagination of “all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all” (p. 173) was created. His job was to catch every innocent child from falling from the cliff. Although Holden misheard the lyrics, yet “it made (him) feel better (p. 115).” This misconstrue was touched upon during the conversation of Phoebe and Holden. Furthermore, Holden meets Mr. Antolini.
