The Ducks
When life gets rough, people worry about who is going to be there to help them. In the novel the Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, Holden is trying to figure out what will happen to the ducks when their pond freezes. This is a great educational book that a large number of teenagers can relate to. However, many students haven’t been able to read because most school won't allow it. The book is about Holden Caulfield and his search for meaning and companionship. The author is uses the ducks in representation as Holden's future; they also show his growth in maturity throughout the book.
The first time Holden talks about the ducks is at Mr. Spencer's home . Holden doesn't want to confront his parents about how he flunked out of yet …show more content…
Right now, Holden is lost and doesn’t know what to do; this causes him to drink and smoke A lot. In the cab ride, Holden asks the cab driver the same question as the first cab driver. However, this time he get somewhat of an answer. The driver says “If you was a fish, Mother Nature's take care of you, wouldn’t she?”. This upsets Holden. He doesn't want to hear about the fish; he wants to know what happens to the ducks. Holden is an outsider in the book and is represented by the ducks. The fish represent everyone else besides him. Holden doesn't care about the fish because he is a duck. So he never actually gets his answer. Holden is determined to find out what happens to the ducks because he is still too immature to make the right decision on his …show more content…
He finally when to see what happened to them for himself. He is still lost and is searching for answers in the ducks. The fact that he went out to find answers himself shows that he has gotten a little more mature. In his experience of searching for an answer for himself, Holden starts to realize it is up to him to do the right thing as an adult and can't always depend on someone being there to support him. From the beginning Holden has hoped to find an answer to his question about the duck and it takes him till now to realize that he can only find the answer in himself. The ducks have been right beside Holden the whole book and showed his growth in maturity the whole way. The ducks show how Holden started as a child and grew to be an
When life gets rough, people worry about who is going to be there to help them. In the novel the Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, Holden is trying to figure out what will happen to the ducks when their pond freezes. This is a great educational book that a large number of teenagers can relate to. However, many students haven’t been able to read because most school won't allow it. The book is about Holden Caulfield and his search for meaning and companionship. The author is uses the ducks in representation as Holden's future; they also show his growth in maturity throughout the book.
The first time Holden talks about the ducks is at Mr. Spencer's home . Holden doesn't want to confront his parents about how he flunked out of yet …show more content…
Right now, Holden is lost and doesn’t know what to do; this causes him to drink and smoke A lot. In the cab ride, Holden asks the cab driver the same question as the first cab driver. However, this time he get somewhat of an answer. The driver says “If you was a fish, Mother Nature's take care of you, wouldn’t she?”. This upsets Holden. He doesn't want to hear about the fish; he wants to know what happens to the ducks. Holden is an outsider in the book and is represented by the ducks. The fish represent everyone else besides him. Holden doesn't care about the fish because he is a duck. So he never actually gets his answer. Holden is determined to find out what happens to the ducks because he is still too immature to make the right decision on his …show more content…
He finally when to see what happened to them for himself. He is still lost and is searching for answers in the ducks. The fact that he went out to find answers himself shows that he has gotten a little more mature. In his experience of searching for an answer for himself, Holden starts to realize it is up to him to do the right thing as an adult and can't always depend on someone being there to support him. From the beginning Holden has hoped to find an answer to his question about the duck and it takes him till now to realize that he can only find the answer in himself. The ducks have been right beside Holden the whole book and showed his growth in maturity the whole way. The ducks show how Holden started as a child and grew to be an