Tuesday 21 June 2011

Which three quotations can show the significance of Allie's baseball glove in The Catcher in the Rye?

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baseball mitt is extremely important toin . It is a symbol of Allie since
it was important to his brother. It keeps Holden grounded when he is falling apart, as it is the
only remembrance Holden has of Allie, whom he misses and loves very much.

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mitt is a replacement of sorts for Allie. Since Allies death, Holden has not been able to deal
with his loss. When he died, Holden punched in the garage windows and broke his hand. Because of
his injury, he was in the hospital and missed Allies funeral. He keeps Allies glove as a
comforting force whenever he needs it.

Holden keeps Allie close to him by
keeping his fielders mitt with him. When Holden writes Stradlaters descriptive essay, he chooses
the glove as his subject. He could have chosen anything at all to write about, but the glove is
the only thing he can think of. I happened to have it with me he says. It is a safe assumption
that when Holden packed his bags to leave for...

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