How Allie Helps Holden be the Catcher The book Catcher in the Rye, written by J.D. Salinger, was a novel filled with many symbols and motifs. The many images that were put into the plot helped the reader understand the book in its entirety and helped convey the numerous views in the world of that time. Two of the most important motifs that were included in the book were: “the fall “, and Holden’s …showed first 75 words of 990 total…

…showed last 75 words of 990 total…s kid brother who died of leukemia, he was a major influence on Holden’s life and how he interacted with others. If Allie would not have died, Holden may not have been able to become as good of a catcher as he wanted. He had to learn many things before he could help people and Allie helped him with these things. This shows how Allie helped Holden to be The Catcher in the Rye.