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• How does the symbol/motif come up in the novel, and how does it impact what is going on? What happens immediately preceding or immediately following a mention or discussion of this idea or thing?

Holden asks a taxi driver where the ducks go in the winter and the taxi driver seems to get very angry and yells at him. the symbol comes up in the novel when Holden doesnt know where to go cause he doesnt want to go home just like the ducks.

• What is the mood when this idea or thing is brought up? Would you associate this with times when Holden is content? frightened? frantic? confused? Is this mood consistent with every incidence of this motif?

The First time Holden faces this idea he is content. The second time he is drunk.

• Is Holden alone when this motif/symbol occurs? If not, with whom is he interacting? How would you characterize that interaction? Does this motif occur both when he is alone and when he is with other people? Is there a connection to be made?

In the First interaction holden is not alone he is talking to a taxi driver. The second time he faces this symbol he is alone.

• What does this motif/symbol tell you about Holden, in a “big picture” way - Does this suggest anything about his personality? His weaknesses or strengths? His sense of himself?

it tells you that he doesnt not know what to do now that he is out of school and he is an adult. Also he does not like change in his life and wants to know how to deal with it.

• Tie it all together: Did any pattern emerge? Pick out other words or ideas used in conjunction with this motif. Look back on your investigation and come up with a single sentence that sums up what you’ve discovered.

the pond freezes so the ducks have to leave there home and go some where else and Holden is leaving childhood and has to go do something with his life as an adult.

__Essay Outline__

I. Introduction a. A symbol that Holden uses in "Catcher of the Rye" is when he wonders about the ducks in Central Park go when the Lagoon freezes over. b. Holden uses the ducks in Central park as a symbol of his fear of change in his life as he grows older. i. The first time he brings this up is when he is in the cab and he acts the question to the taxi driver. ii. When he is drunk and goes to Central Park. iii. Holden is afraid of change in adulthood.

II. Body One - The first time he brings this up is when he is in the cab and he acts the question to the taxi driver. a. "Hey, Horowitz" I said " You ever pass the lagoon in Central Park? Down by Central Park South?"- Well you know the ducks that swim around in it? In the spring time and all? Do you happen to know where they go in the wintertime, by any chance?"(Salinger 81) i. This happens right after he leaves Pency and he is lonely and dosen't know what to do. b. "Would you care to stop off and have a drink with me somewhere?" (Salinger 83) i. Reason why supporting detail emphasizes and reaffirms thesis c."The ducks. Do you know,by any chance? I mean does somebody com around in a truck or something and take them away, or do they fly away by themselves-go south or something? i. He is still wondering about the ducks because he wants to know what they do so maybe it can help him know what to do.

III. Body Two - Holden thinks about the ducks when he walks to Central Park after he calls Sally when he is drunk. a. "it was partly frozen and partly not frozen. But I didn't see any ducks around. I walked all around the whole damn lake- I damn near fell in once, in fact-but i didn't see a single duck." i. Holden is still thinking about the ducks and where they go for the winter. b. he visits the lake i. He had trouble finding the lake but when he gets there he thinks about the ducks c. Supporting Detail Three, including MLA citation i. Reason why supporting detail emphasizes and reaffirms thesis

IV. Body Three - Holden is afraid of change to adulthood. a. He envisions himself being a catcher in the rye. i. this means he is going to save other children from moving on to adulthood. b. The ducks moving for the winter is a symbol for the change from childhood to adulthood. i. this is why Holden is wondering where the ducks go so much. c. he sees himself in a field stopping children from falling off a cliff i. this is him stopping them from the change to adult hood. aka saving them

V. Conclusion a. Holden uses the ducks in Central park as a symbol of his fear of change in his life as he grows older. i. he misses the simplicity of childhood 1. this shows that he does not want to change into adulthood ii. the ducks change in the winter symbolizes the change to adulthood 1. the ducks go through a change in ther life and so does everyone from child hood to adult hood iii. holden cam home from pencey and is now technically an adult but doesn't know where to go. 1. he wonders where the ducks go in search of an answer to his question about where to go now that he doesnt want to go home. iv. Concluding statement

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A symbol that Holden uses in "Catcher of the Rye" is when he asks where the ducks in Central Park go when the lagoon freezes over. Holden uses this as a symbol of his fear of change as he grows older. The first time this symbol shows up in this story is when Holden is in a cab and he asks the cab driver about the ducks in Central Park. The second time this comes up is when he is drunk and walks there to see if any ducks are there. Lastly, Holden is afraid of change as he grows older. The "Ducks in Central Park" symbol tells a lot about Holden's character and how he is afraid adulthood because of the things that have happened to him in his life as he got older.

Body One: The first time Holden faces this symbol is when he is in the Taxi after he leaves pencey. He asks the taxi driver "Hey, Horowitz" I said " You ever pass the lagoon in Central Park? Down by Central Park South? Well you know the ducks that swim around in it? In the spring time and all? Do you happen to know where they go in the wintertime, by any chance?"(Salinger 81). The taxi driver gets almost angry with Holden and starts yelling. Holden does not want to go home and does not know where to go and wondered where the ducks go for the winter as they pass central park. Even tho the taxi driver was getting all emotional he asks him if he wanted to get a drink. "Would you care to stop off and have a drink with me somewhere?" (Salinger 83). The Taxi driver declines the offer and claims he has things to do. Holden did this because he was lonely and really had no where to go, kind of like the ducks at the lagoon in the winter time. Holden has no where to go in the firstplace because he cannot go home unless his parents will find out he got expelled from Pencey. They will find out eventually but he doesnt not want them finding out about his expulsion before they have to. When faced with this symbol Holden trys to find a place to go but has no luck, unlike the ducks in central park.

Body Two: Holden encounters this symbol once again when he visits the lagoon one night after being out drinking. Holden is drunk when he visits the lagoon and almost falls in, but did not find any ducks. he notices that the lake is partly frozen and partly not frozen. This symbolizes the change between childhood and adulthood. This transition is what Holden fears most. Holden misses the simplicity of childhood and wants to stop children from moving on to adulthood. Holden hags out by the lagoon for a wile and thinks a lot about the ducks. He walked around the lake a few times trying to if any ducks where there.

Holden uses the "Ducks in Central Park" question as a symbol of his fear of change as he grows older. This symbol shows up when he is in a cab and asks the cab driver, when he is drunk and walks to Central Park, and Holden has fear of adulthood because of the changes that growing older makes. Holden is afraid of growing up because he has already had to deal with changes as he grew older and is afraid of more change when he progresses throughout adulthood.