Holden Caulfield's Red Hunting Hat Analysis

Holden responded with “Like hell it is... This is a people shooting hat” (Page 22). Holden, by saying it is a ‘people shooting hat’, symbolizes how the hat protects him from others and separates him from others by ‘shooting them down’ and detaching himself from others. While staying in New York, Holden would wear that same red hunting cap in order to feel fearless. He states that “I took my red hunting hat out of my pocket and put it on - I didn’t even give a damn how it looked” (Page 88).

This literary analysis will tell you about the theme,symbolism,author 's craft,characters relationships and a lesson that everyone one should learn. Symbolism These two pairs of shoes played a huge role in the book and just lead Castle to getting in trouble.

Whenever Holden feels depressed he usually puts on this hat to block all the society around him from affecting his depression. "I took my old hunting hat out and put it on. I knew I wouldn 't meet anybody that knew me". This quote shows how Holden wants to be unique and not a phony like others. He also realises that his family would recognise him if they saw someone with a red hunting hat as most people do not wear hunting hats when walking in a big city like New York.

This is similar to Fahrenheit 451 when Guy Montag was trying to figure out why they burn books and what is in the books. He is also figuring out who he wants to become. If he wants to be life beete, burning books for the rest of his life or be like Granger and study what is in the books. Henderson is also similar to Walter Lee Younger in A Raisin in the Sun. In Henderson the Rain King Henderson tells his first wife, Frances that he wants to become a doctor and she just laughs at him.

(Coelho 45 5, Coelho 46 4 9) When santiago losses his money he does not give up he learns and finds a man to help in exchange for food and in the end gets a job that he can do while learning the language of the locals, finding a way to egypt and developing his identity. This job allows him to make money and the strength to carry on in his journey. Later on in his journey he is faced even greater adversity and the same thing happens he is dejected and lost but picks himself up and preservers. “ “he is going to transform himself into the wind, just to demonstrate his powers. If he cant we humbly offer our lives for the honor of the tribe.”

Holden has always believed in saving the innocence of children and being “the catcher in the rye.” By the end of the novel, Caulfield realizes that he can’t do that all the time. He learns that he cannot save the world, so to speak, or cannot always be the catcher in the rye. At the Zoo, Phoebe rides a carousel and the main goal is to reach for the golden rings with the risk of falling off the horse. Holden, sitting in the rain and overcome with emotion, discovers that he doesn’t need to save anything, the fun is in the risk, and that makes him very

Almost as if the hat was a shield for a superhero or a suit of armor for a knight. The hunting hat is Holden 's protective

Holden is a very secluded character and is very critical of the individualistic society that he lives in, often criticizing others for not being themselves and being “phonies”. Even the way that Holden acquired the hat is special and symbolic of Holden and the theme of the novel. While giving the reader some background on his situation in life Holden mentions how he got his infamous red hunting hat. Holden says “ put on this hat that I’d bought in New York that morning. It was this red hunting hat, with one of those very, very long peaks.

Charlie had an insight, “I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby hat. I wanted everything to be a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes large”. Later he added the little moustache, according to himself just to look older than he actually did”. In the years that came Charlie was in huge demand and signed contract with two other companies before he decided to become an independent

Holden’s red hunting hat is extremely ugly, Holden even admits that throughout the novel, and he only wears it in private situations and when he will not see anyone that he knows. The fact that the hat is red is interesting too, considering Allie’s hair color is red which is another connection Holden shares with his deceased brother. Holden usually takes the hat off in places that are comfortable for him, and does not want to risk being ostracised by the people around him. Also, the hunting hat is directly connected to Allie. Allie had bright red hair, and Holden’s hat is bright red, and Holden wears it wherever he goes to in a way, pay respects to Allie and to connect with him beyond the grave.

In “ Here’s Why The Drama Over Red Holiday Cups Is a Win For Starbucks,” by Katie Sola, explains why the red holiday cups are fine. Sola first stated Starbucks releases new design on their cups every November and the new plain red cup is a good design. The vice president of starbucks want us to usher in the holiday with a purity of design that welcome all of our stories. Sola then acknowledge the red Starbucks cup was not related to religious imagery, but people say Starbucks hates Jesus. In addition, he points out that people still buy coffee from Starbucks with or without the design overall.

In a letter to a friend she wrote, “Grandpa is much pleased with being once more Farmer Washington.” I always used to think of George Washington as a soldier and a politician, and I guess I always will. But he was really just a farmer. He reminds me a little of Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz. All she wanted to do was get back home.

Did not care for the foul language though and thought the story would not have been hurt by taking it down a notch. This was an entertaining way to learn of the history of the large America migration west on the Oregon Trail during the 1800’s, including, the cause of the drive to move west, the hazardous life on the trail, the reliance on friends and relatives, the outfitting of the wagon and selection of a good team of mules. After each mini adventure, it seemed like there couldn 't be another one and yet the author made this true story a real page turner, adventure following adventure mixed with human interest stories. This wagon ride across the western America is reminiscent of the book by John Beam, Walk Across America.

According to the majority of Americans, the history of the United States begins with the Pilgrims and their voyage on the Mayflower. Author and history teacher James W. Loewen perfectly recreates many of these people’s childhoods in his book “Lies My History Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong” when he talks about little kids making hand turkeys and construction paper Pilgrim hats and putting on Thanksgiving plays every November (399). His books goes much deeper than simply giving the reader a sense of nostalgia for their younger years, he actually tells them everything they know, or think they know rather, is wrong. He talks about the Spanish, French, Dutch, and English settlers that arrived in the Americas

Some of the examples that show the development of the book would be how in the beginning he kind of respected Jim. He objected to pranking Jim but he pranked him by putting his hat on the top of the tree. Later in the book when Huck found out that Jim was gone he cried. This showed that his emotions developed throughout the book. There were a lot of other things how Huck developed in Huckleberry Finn.