Love is an intense feeling of deep affection for someone or something. In J.D. Salinger’s novel, The Catcher in the Rye, many examples of deep affection are shown by some characters in the book. This novel is filled with many messages about love.
One message that comes across clearly in The Catcher in the Rye, is that love can make people care for one another. One example can be seen when, Phoebe keeps the broken record pieces that Holden broke. Even though he broke the record she says, “ Gimme the pieces, she said. I’m saving them.“ (180). This quote expresses how love can drive people to do amazingly kind things. In that example, Phoebe keeps the broken record pieces that Holden broke as a symbol of how he is worth saving. Additionally, another
One message that comes across clearly in The Catcher in the Rye, is that love can make people care for one another. One example can be seen when, Phoebe keeps the broken record pieces that Holden broke. Even though he broke the record she says, “ Gimme the pieces, she said. I’m saving them.“ (180). This quote expresses how love can drive people to do amazingly kind things. In that example, Phoebe keeps the broken record pieces that Holden broke as a symbol of how he is worth saving. Additionally, another