Cather
in the Rye 9-10 (Blog Option 1)
The article, “Your Rattle No One Else Can Hear”
connects to the baseball mitt in “Catcher in the Rye” because both show a
similar underlying connection that only Holden and The women who owns the car
can grasp. The rattling car only seems to be heard and bothersome to the women
and make her feel unsettled in her life. Holden’s baseball mitt connects to
this, because the glove remind him of his brother who passed away. The
remembrance of his brother generates a side to Holden, making him feel
unsettled and irate just as the Rattling car did to the women.
The author creates a bigger idea in the article by
creating a character (women who owns the car) and making them seem stressed and
unsettled in a small discussion. He constructs a bigger idea out of this by reflecting
back on how people have their own personal problems that are deep and only can
be recognized by their self’s. He then goes on to tell about how “a long ago
injury” can still cause chronic pain that doesn’t go away.
Ridge,
ReplyDeleteThank you for writing. I do also believe that the rattle symbolizes an unresolved conflict in Holden's life. When you read the text, how can you tell that Holden's conflict regarding his brother's death is still very much constantly on his mind? I thought that the discussion regarding the ducks in chapter 12 was interesting and could possibly tie back to Holden's lack of connections with others in his life. What do you think?
I agree to your response in that you have stated that the remembrance of his brother creates a unsettling side to Holden. Maybe you could add some proof or a page number where Holden is unsettled, like on page 50 where he says, "I slept in the garage the night he died" this proves he was unsettled. Do you think there is anything else that "rattles" Holden, maybe something with the education system he is in?
ReplyDeleteI would be interesting to see Holden's new side? Will the new side would make Holden a nice or bad guy throughout the novel?
ReplyDelete