Catcher in the Rye.
             The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is an adventure through the mind of an angry, disturbed and confused teenager named Holden Caulfield. After getting expelled from Pencey, Holden takes a journey to New York City. Holden had bought a red hunting hat before his journey. Holden is also very fascinated with museums. In my essay I will explain symbolism in the novel .
             Holden loves the museum because it is always the same, it never changes. Like he says, "The best thing, though, in that museum was that everything stayed right where it was. Nobody'd move. . . . Nobody'd be different. The only thing that would be different would be you. (121) Holden visits the Museum of Natural History twice. The first time he visits, he walks all the way through Central Park in order to get there. "Then a funny thing happened. When I got to the museum, all of a sudden I wouldn't have gone inside for a million bucks." (122) Holden believed felt too old to go into the museum. It was a place which reminded Holden of his elementary school days. The museum is like Allie who will never change and Jane who will not change because he never visits for fear that she will change. Though, he does visit the museum and realizes that though things change, he can get used to.
             Holden bought a Red hunting hat in Manhattan, New York City. He was very enthralled with it. To Holden, the hat holds a lot of importance. Holden can be a different person when he puts on his hat. This hat helps him run away from the realism that he finds not acceptable. The hat acts like a mask for Holden, which makes him invisible to the people he dislikes. When he wears the hat, he has more confidence and courage to challenge those who he sees as untrue and phony. This hat does not change it stays the same. Holden's stories and mindset change each time he puts this hat on. This is just like the museum.
             Holden Caulfield lives a life of ...