Catcher In The Rye Dialectical Journal Analysis

Journal #1: Just the Way I liked it
When Holden was in New York, he purchased the red hat when he got out of the subway in a sporting goods store. He wears his hat by swinging the peaks around the back. Holden always wears his in different ways, either the correct way or backwards.The hat symbolizes uniqueness, individuality, and confidence. When he wears it towards the back means that he is frustrated or mad. His red hunting has is red with long peaks. The purpose of the hat is to make himself comfortable through tough moments. “The way I wore it, I swung the old peak way around to the back—very corny, I'll admit, but I liked it that way. I looked good in it that way. “ “I pulled the peaks towards the front allof a sudden,for a change. I was
He enjoys the memories he had with his school field trips and remembers everything and what he did there with his classmates. He realizes that the children who visited the museum along with him changed because in real life nothing stays the same. His favorite room was the “Indian Room”, it was a long hallway that leads you to the Native American displays. “You could go there a hundred of times, and that Eskimo would still be on their way south, the deers would still be drinking out of the water hole….”A place that I feel safe and happy would be my aunts house. This would be because being able to see and interact with my cousin and catch up always feels good to do. Having someone that you can talk to and at the same time be comfortable. We always make sure we are having a great day. The museum signifies to the world Holden wishes to
The hat symbolizes his independence and confidence he has. Allie’s baseball mitt symbolizes his love for his brother to have as a memory. The museum symbolizes Holden’s childhood and wants everything to stay the same. Everytime Holden returns to the museum he has changed his personality. Holden wants to live in a fantasy world like “Catcher in the rye”. Holden does not want to grow up and wants his sister to remain with her innocence. I think that he thinks this way of wanting everything to remain the same because he misses his brother. After his death, Holden's childhood was ruin and can not make it up. He wishes his brother to be back with him but only has the memories they