2006-09-24 02:56:26 · 2 answers · asked by gibjock 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
It comes from an altered version of the song, Coming through the Rye.
" ... Holden finally decides to surreptitiously return home to see his younger sister Phoebe. During a short conversation with her Holden reveals the meaning of the novel's title: The "Catcher in the Rye" idea is based on a misreading of a line in the song "Comin' Thro' the Rye," [2] by Robert Burns, which Holden heard a young boy singing. The young boy instead substituted "When a body meet a body, comin' thro' the rye" for "When a body catch a body, comin' thro' the rye."
Holden imagines children playing a game in a field of rye near a cliff, and it is his role to protect the children by catching anyone who comes too near to the edge. Such a job, he says, would make him truly happy. Holden tells Phoebe he has always wanted to be a Catcher in the Rye (symbolically, a rescuer of children). Holden tells her his plan to run away, to live far away from everybody, and Phoebe offers him her Christmas money. Holden flees the house when his parents arrive home."
2006-09-24 03:00:12 · answer #1 · answered by Owlwings 7 · 9⤊ 0⤋
The book's character "Holden" reveals the meaning of the novel's title:
The "Catcher in the Rye" idea is based on a misreading of a line in the song "Comin' Thro' the Rye," by Robert Burns, which Holden heard a young boy singing. The young boy instead substituted "When a body catch a body, comin' thro' the rye" for "When a body meet a body, comin' thro' the rye."
Later...
Holden has a dream in which children play a game in a field of rye near a cliff, and it is his role to protect the children by catching anyone who comes too near to the edge. Such a job, he says, would make him truly happy. Holden tells Phoebe he has always wanted to be a Catcher in the Rye (symbolically, a rescuer of children).
2006-09-24 03:02:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
This is the name of a novel that was very popular among young people back about 30 years ago, THe story is about a teenager who is at a private school, and having a tough time getting used to life.... he describes a situation that would be his ideal fantasy job, being a catcher in the rye, and what that would consist of.
2006-09-24 03:00:43 · answer #3 · answered by matt 7 · 0⤊ 14⤋
Appearently the sexual awakening of a teenage boy.
and wow i get a thumbs down 4 listening 2 the bookshop assistant, who told me it was a childhood view of the world and his " awakening" .
i blame her.
2006-09-24 02:57:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 20⤋
this is not a homeschooling question, therefore, here in the homeschooling category it is miscategorized.
2006-09-24 03:10:18 · answer #5 · answered by Terri 6 · 1⤊ 18⤋