Holden didn’t really explain about the dream in the book. But, he just told Phoebe that his dream was to be a ‘catcher in the rye’ catching children from falling off from the cliff of the rye field, and that he wanted to run away. His dream can be interpreted that Holden actually wanted to keep children from escaping from the childhood and falling into the vicious adulthood. He daydreamed about Phoebe’s innocence and Jane’s warmth. Thereby he could protect his vision of what he considered as an ideal world, instead of dealing with real people and situations. This also represents the crucial theme of the story which is the fear of growing up.
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ReplyDeletemiss~!! i don't really get daydream's meaning.
ReplyDeleteBut i think it's what Holden said to Phoebe that he want to catch the people who goes over the cliff.
There are all these kids running around in a field, and Holden has to catch them from falling of the cliff. Hence the catcher in the rye.
ReplyDeleteHolden didn’t really explain about the dream in the book. But, he just told Phoebe that his dream was to be a ‘catcher in the rye’ catching children from falling off from the cliff of the rye field, and that he wanted to run away. His dream can be interpreted that Holden actually wanted to keep children from escaping from the childhood and falling into the vicious adulthood. He daydreamed about Phoebe’s innocence and Jane’s warmth. Thereby he could protect his vision of what he considered as an ideal world, instead of dealing with real people and situations. This also represents the crucial theme of the story which is the fear of growing up.
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