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I love my red hunting hat, I wear it everywhere I go. Sometimes I feel like people are staring at my because of the hat, but I try to keep them out. It reminds me of my sister Phoebe and my brother Allie

The reason why I chose this is because this is what Holden uses to separate himself from others, it makes him different. He doesn't want to fit in with others and wants to act as genuine as possible

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This was Allie's baseball glove, I miss him so much. He always used to write poems in green ink when he got bored at games, it made him Allie compared to all the other phonies I know. When I wrote Stradlater's essay for him about this glove and he didn't like it, I felt so mad. He could never understand someone like Allie

This is very important to Holden as it is his little's brothers baseball glove which he treasures very much. It reminds him of how unique and genuine Allie is compared to everyone else, namely his brother, like the ink he uses. It's also talking about the innocence of children and how pure they are

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When I was younger I remember playing checkers with my crush Jane. Even though I always wanted something more out of the relationship, I like how simple playing checkers is with a girl. Another thing that I liked about her was that she never played to win, she just played because she liked and was having fun

The checkers is very important to Holden, it makes him realise that only ever one girl cared about him. The checkers are also very symbolic of Holden's life being blocked at every turn and him trying to fix it. So I feel like he would also keep continue to play checker in life

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When I was walking down the street, a kid was singing a song I thought I heard say "catcher in the rye", but I heard wrong. I don't know, maybe I wanted it to be catcher in the rye, in my vision of the saying, I always thought of myself as the catcher in the rye, saving all the children and protecting them. Maybe it's wishful thinking given how cruel this world is, but I hope it isn't

The reason why I chose this one is because this is showing Holden trying to save every child's innocence. The lyrics in the song are about trying preserve every child by not letting them fall or change, which is something Holden has a problem with and doesn't agree, so I can see Holden still listening to this song after many years

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Compared to the ducks in Central Park, the fish can never leave. I almost envy them in a way, never having to move, never having to change. Maybe I hope my life would be like that; no change. Maybe then I would still have Allie, but I know the it's never like that. The good in the world are never rewarded compared to the fakes and phonies

The reason why I chose this one for Holden is because the fish symbolise change which is something Holden can't conform to. Holden is afraid of change which is why he likes the fish so change, so I can see Holden maybe getting fish sometime between the beginning narration and the end of the book

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I bought this music record for Phoebe when I was in New York. It reminds me of not going away or changing, like the fish from the pond. The lyrics are also very interesting, it's very pure and you can tell it's real

The reason why I chose this artifact for Holden is because Holden really enjoys the music record and it's about the innocence of childhood and how Holden is refusing to let to go to it

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When I was at Pencey Prep, I wrote a essay for that idiot Stradlater. I wrote a essay for him about my brother Allie and his baseball glove. But Stradlater didn't like it and insulted me and I ripped the paper. He could never understand what it is like to lose someone close to you, especially someone like Allie

I chose this because the essay is a very important moment in the book for Holden. He writes something so genuine about his dead brother and puts effort into it, and when he hands it into Stradlater he crushes his spirit. This also leads directly to Holden leaving Pencey Prep

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Romeo and Juliet is one of my favorite books. Mercutio is one of my favorite characters because  he reminds me of myself a lot. He doesn't do anything wrong and is punished for it and betrayed by Romeo. Speaking of Romeo, he is also one of my most hated characters. He uses Mercutio as a means to an end and then betrays him at the end. Mercutio, compared to Romeo, is so genuine and authentic, while Romeo is very phony

I chose this as a artifact because this is one of the few things Holden likes and talks about with other people. He related to Mercutio because he feels like they both did nothing to deserve all the mistreatment they got. I feel like he would always enjoy this book later in life

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Although I don't play football, I enjoy watching it. When I messed up and forgot the fencing equipment, I still went to go watch the game. It reminds me of people having fun and enjoying themselves

I chose this for Holden because I feel like Holden would always enjoy watching football or attending a game, so he would keep a football around him. The reason why he likes football is because it reminds me of the innocence of children

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The carousel reminds me the most about the purity of children. When you go on a carousel, it doesn't change and keeps going around in a circle. It's like a never ending pattern, and the children like it and have fun with it

The reason why I chose this for Holden is because this is one of the final things we learn about Holden in the book. He is wanting to move on but can't, and the carousel symbolism this. So I feel like Holden would own a miniature carousel ride that would spin in a circle