The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is about a teenage boy named Holden, who is depressed and has a fear of things changing in fear of it losing its innocence. J.D. Salinger expresses the theme “Fear of change” by using symbols and Irony.
Symbols used in the novel identify the theme of fear of change. For example used in the story is the museum. Holden says, “Nobody’d be different. The only thing that would be different is you “(Salinger 121). Holden explains that nothing in the museum would be different which he liked the most about it. The only thing that would be different would be the person. For example, he said, “When I got to the museum all of a sudden, I wouldn’t have gone in for a million bucks” (Salinger 122). Another symbol used
Symbols used in the novel identify the theme of fear of change. For example used in the story is the museum. Holden says, “Nobody’d be different. The only thing that would be different is you “(Salinger 121). Holden explains that nothing in the museum would be different which he liked the most about it. The only thing that would be different would be the person. For example, he said, “When I got to the museum all of a sudden, I wouldn’t have gone in for a million bucks” (Salinger 122). Another symbol used