The Happy Catcher

The Happy Catcher The Catcher in the Rye is a novel written by J.D. Salinger. This novel is about a boy, named Holden Caulfield, who goes through a very depressing time. In The Catcher in the Rye, there are significant items of the story such as , Jane, Allie’s baseball mitt, the carousel, and the title of the novel. Jane Gallagher was significant in the story because she obviously meant a whole lot to …

…the cliff. That is why he never wanted to call up Jane, because he was afraid that if he became involved with her, that he might not be able to catch her whenever she fell. It was until he watched Phoebe on the carousel trying to grab the golden rings the he realized that he just has to let people make their own mistakes. That is what made him happy, and want to return home.