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Post by rachael m on May 11, 2011 13:33:38 GMT
what are the main points we need to know about the carousel scene? and whats the analysis of the quotes?
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Post by thethoughtpolice on May 12, 2011 18:20:47 GMT
You'll find that in the 'Crisis point' essay. Just check through each of the posts already here. As a starting point, look at 'Catcher key quotations' post and scan down to the carousel section that tells you how to analyse it.
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Post by thethoughtpolice on May 12, 2011 18:26:44 GMT
Holden finally manages to recover somewhat from his crisis point when he takes Phoebe to the carousel, another of Salinger’s key uses of symbolism. Holden had been fantasising about escaping his problems by running away to a cabin and becoming a mute. Yet, when he takes Phoebe to the carousel he realises something about childhood. He sees that children can’t be protected all the time and that freedom is good for them. While he likes the fact that the carousel, just like childhood, stays in the same place for a long time, he also sees that the kids need to have some danger for it to be fun. He sees that if the ‘kids want to reach for the gold ring, you have to let them. And if they fall off, they fall off.’ Holden sees that children will grow up and there’s nothing he can do to stop it. He can no longer be ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ stopping kids from falling off the scary cliff into adulthood. This gives him the understanding that he needs to stop running from his problems and get the professional mental health help that he needs. This realisation is as far as Holden comes to coping after his crisis point.
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