Post by weedyburton79 on Apr 6, 2020 15:12:30 GMT 1
Spurred on by watching Dance Craze last week, I bumped Pauline Black’s autobiography up to the top of my reading list this weekend. A third of the way through it, and thoroughly enjoying it. Recommended, steve, if you haven’t read it.
Also, spent last week finishing the last three volumes of The Walking Dead. Sad it’s over, but happy Kirkman got to tell the story he wanted.
Hello all, i have a question about an english book title, 'The Catcher In The Rye' by JD Salinger. I have read it, read that it was inspired by a R burns poem, that is was about 'coming of age', I understand the message of the book, ok. But i am looking for a completely litteral meaning.
Hello all, i have a question about an english book title, 'The Catcher In The Rye' by JD Salinger. I have read it, read that it was inspired by a R burns poem, that is was about 'coming of age', I understand the message of the book, ok. But i am looking for a completely litteral meaning.
Just seeing this post. Do you mean the literal meaning of the title?
I "fake read" it years ago in school so I don't have much memory of it but my husband says the title refers to a dream the protagonist has about rescuing children who are jumping off a cliff. His job is to catch them to save them. Thus, "the catcher."
Hello notkristie, Yes, I have read this explanation, but But what about 'in the rye'? indeed I wonder if there is a more concrete meaning. If for example it was more simply called 'the catcher of falling children', it would still be the same poetic symbolism, but also easy more obvious concrete, a person catching children falling children before they hit the ground (even though i've never seen anybody doing this, kids fall and hurt themselves).
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Hello notkristie, Yes, I have read this explanation, but But what about 'in the rye'? indeed I wonder if there is a more concrete meaning. If for example it was more simply called 'the catcher of falling children', it would still be the same poetic symbolism, but also easy more obvious concrete, a person catching children falling children before they hit the ground (even though i've never seen anybody doing this, kids fall and hurt themselves).
I asked Mr. K about the rye reference in our original conversation. He said the aforementioned dream included a field of rye. Not sure there’s more to it than that. It’s a book I’ve always vaguely intended to reread. If I do, I’ll certainly be looking for that. Does HC proverbially fall into a bottle of rye?
I'd like to read it in english but novels are a bit too difficult for me especially when symbolism and elaborated writing styles are used. I miss the play on words and such, which is a shame. Maybe i'll read it again in french and pay more attention to any mention of rye. I'll leave the bottle of rye to you & Mr K to celebrate when NY lockdown is over.
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