https://padlet.com/mnicho1647/3h97dcqjqkrx A Padlet discussing the symbol of the carousel in the book Catcher in the Rye en-us 2017-04-03 19:06:12 UTC 2023-01-23 16:22:47 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Babyhead.png mnicho1647 https://padlet.com/mnicho1647/3h97dcqjqkrx/wish/164455817 In the book, the Catcher in the Rye, the main character Holden has an obsession with innocence which is a theme laced throughout the story. It is not elaborated on further than the simple "small-kids-make-me-happy-and-I-want-to-be-happy-forever" idea, but with in depth analysis, readers can infer what Holden really means and wants with his assumed obsession with small children. ]]> 2017-04-03 19:12:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mnicho1647/3h97dcqjqkrx/wish/164455817 mnicho1647 https://padlet.com/mnicho1647/3h97dcqjqkrx/wish/164457154 A large symbol of this innocence and obsession with it is the Central Park Carousel. It is a fond memory of Holden's childhood and it is found at the end of the book during the final occurrence with Phoebe. ]]> 2017-04-03 19:18:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mnicho1647/3h97dcqjqkrx/wish/164457154 mnicho1647 https://padlet.com/mnicho1647/3h97dcqjqkrx/wish/164457876 1) The Red Hat - immature and unique (hunting people hat)
2) Allie's baseball mitt - a fond childhood memory that can't change
3) Little Boy Singing - gives Holden the idea of the Catcher in the Rye
4) The Museum - wax figures are in glass cases (never change) 
5) Phoebe's Notebook - innocent notes and constant efforts to make change (name)
6) The Central Park Carousel - a continuous, never-ending cycle representing Holden's continuous efforts to retain his childhood, but, in the end, he always has to get off]]> 2017-04-03 19:20:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mnicho1647/3h97dcqjqkrx/wish/164457876 mnicho1647 https://padlet.com/mnicho1647/3h97dcqjqkrx/wish/164460189 2017-04-03 19:29:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mnicho1647/3h97dcqjqkrx/wish/164460189 mnicho1647 https://padlet.com/mnicho1647/3h97dcqjqkrx/wish/164460521 Images and Videos
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Salinger, J. D. The Catcher in the Rye. New York: Little, Brown, 2014. Print.]]> 2017-04-03 19:30:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mnicho1647/3h97dcqjqkrx/wish/164460521 mnicho1647 https://padlet.com/mnicho1647/3h97dcqjqkrx/wish/164859497 Note: It is the same song that Holden heard when he was a child riding the same ride. ]]> 2017-04-05 12:58:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mnicho1647/3h97dcqjqkrx/wish/164859497 mnicho1647 https://padlet.com/mnicho1647/3h97dcqjqkrx/wish/164861436 2017-04-05 13:05:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mnicho1647/3h97dcqjqkrx/wish/164861436 csumme2834 https://padlet.com/mnicho1647/3h97dcqjqkrx/wish/164861975 Holden spends the entire novel yearning after his former childhood innocence even though it continually escapes him. But by the end of the story when he has reconnected with Phoebe his focus shifts away from his own innocence and he begins trying to protect hers. They arrive at the carousel, a ride Holden remembers fondly from his childhood, but Holden refuses to ride it.  He tells her "No, I'll just watch ya. I think I'll just watch" (212) as he continues to give her more money to ride again and again. He sits back on the park bench getting drenched in rain, essentially accepting his own aging, focusing on Phoebe. This is also shown by the fact that Holden gives Phoebe his red cap, a symbol of his desire to be unique and hide himself from the real world. By giving it to Phoebe and watching her ride the carousel Holden lives out his dream of being a catcher in the rye; a protector of innocence.
The carousel is an endless cycle of childhood, and Salinger's inclusion of it so close to the end of the story brings Holden's journey full circle, shifting from protecting his own youthfulness to protecting his sister's.]]> 2017-04-05 13:07:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mnicho1647/3h97dcqjqkrx/wish/164861975 mnicho1647 https://padlet.com/mnicho1647/3h97dcqjqkrx/wish/164862031 2017-04-05 13:07:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mnicho1647/3h97dcqjqkrx/wish/164862031 mnicho1647 https://padlet.com/mnicho1647/3h97dcqjqkrx/wish/164865482 "I felt so damn happy, if you want to know the truth. I don't know why. It was just that she looked so damn nice, the way she kept going around and around, in her blue coat and all. God, I wish you could've been there." (213)]]> 2017-04-05 13:18:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mnicho1647/3h97dcqjqkrx/wish/164865482 mnicho1647 https://padlet.com/mnicho1647/3h97dcqjqkrx/wish/164867161 "That's one nice thing about carousels, they always play the same songs." (210)]]> 2017-04-05 13:22:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mnicho1647/3h97dcqjqkrx/wish/164867161 mnicho1647 https://padlet.com/mnicho1647/3h97dcqjqkrx/wish/164868644

Phoebe: Holden's younger sister who is riding the carousel. She is his representation of purity and innocence in the novel. 

Holden: Main character and narrator who is desperate to hold onto his youth and innocence, so instead relies on children to represent the innocence he's lost.

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