Holden calls it a people-hunting hat. It's like the one Elmer Fudd uses to hunt Bugs Bunny, a black comedic symbol of passive aggressive behavior. It parallels the canon that Holden speaks of in the first chapter, the one that he wishes h...
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Holden's Red Hunting Hat The first time we read The Catcher in the Rye, we noticed that this red hat kept cropping up, but actually, we didn't really know what to do with it. At first it just seemed a little ridiculous. After all, Holden ju...
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Holden's Red Hunting Hat The red hunting hat is one of the most recognizable symbols from twentieth-century American literature. It is inseparable from our image of Holden, with good reason: it is a symbol of his uniqueness and individualit...
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Holden's hat is a metaphor for Holden's growing up; in the beginning of the book Holden uses his hat frequently to combat MORE?
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Holden's red hunting hat is first mentioned on page 17 in J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye.
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I'm not going to do your homework for you, but I can say this: When Holden wears his hat turned backwards, he's the "catcher". He's trying to save someone or help someone at that point. He sees others in the world besides himself....
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The red hunting cap is a strong symbol of Holden's unconventional joy. He wore the cap backwards because it was plain. ChaCha!
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