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The Catcher in the Rye

0 What does the title 01i00The Catcher in the Rye02i00 mean? 01i00Catcher02i00 is something which catches and 01i00Rye02i00 is a crop. 0-
  

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0I think it refers to a part of the book, when the character actually listens to a child's song but doesn't quite understand the words. So, instead of the true rhyme, he hears "catcher in the rye". 0-

  • 0I think it refers to a part of the book, when the character actually listens to a child's song but doesn't quite understand the words.
  • So, instead of the true rhyme, he hears "catcher in the rye".
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0I think it refers to a part of the book, when the character actually listens to a child's song but doesn't quite understand the words. So, instead of the true rhyme, he hears "catcher in the rye". 0-
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