American Literature / Unit 16 AML 1519 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Holden Caulfield and the Title
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The idea
Asked what he would like to be, Caulfield answers the catcher in the rye, misquoting a poem by Robert Burns. He imagines himself at the edge of a cliff, catching children before they go over, and the fall is the loss of childhood innocence.
In practice
A cliff, a field, and a catcher.
Where people slip
The phrase is a misquotation of Burns.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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