catcher in the rye
... First of all I have to say why the book was entitle as it was "The Catcher in the Rye. ... After minutes of pondering Holden said "Id just be the catcher in the rye and all. ... All through the story Salinger used Holden as the catcher on the rye to protect or try to protect the innocents of kids. ... If they saw it they would wonder and eventually "some dirty kid would tell them" and they would know the cruel the world thus falling in the rye. As his duty as the catcher in the rye Holden tried to erase the first one that was on the walls, but later said "its hopeless anyway. ... I read a very interesting point in a book review about The Catcher in the Rye that explains the Holden behavior all through the book.