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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? Answer 1: The hat is a symbol of Holden's individuality. It shows Holden's desire to be different from everybody else around him. However, Holden seems very self conscious with the hat because he doesn't wear it around people he knows. Also, he always mentions when he's wearing it. The color of his hunting hat is the same color as Allie and Phoebe's hair. The color is of importance because there is a chance that it might represent innocence and purity that he believes Phoebe possesses and Allie possessed. The First time the hat comes up is in chapter three. When Holden returns back to his room visiting his professor. This shows the emotional struggles that are beginning and that occur throughout the novel. When he has an argument with someone or a disagreement, he puts the hat on, then he feels relief when they leave and he is alone.again. Its almost as if he uses the hat as a sheld : 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 mood is sadness/ uncomfortably. When he puts the hat on its almost as if he becomes more comfortable in situation where he doesn't want to "put him self out there". · 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? Holden Cou · 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? · 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.

Everybody has had somthing or someone that they rely on for comfort. Holden's red hunting hat provided a connection to his brother Allie, along with protection for his emotions from possible hurt.

**I.** **Introduction**  **a. Hook**:Everybody has had something or someone that they rely on for comfort.
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 * b. Thesis: **Holden's red hunting hat provided a connection to his brother, Allie, along with protection for his emotions from possible hurt. **I.** **Introduction**  **a. Hook**:Everybody has had something or someone that they rely on for comfort.
 * b. Thesis: **Holden's red hunting hat provided a connection to his brother, Allie, along with protection for his emotions from possible hurt.
 * i. main 1 :** Holden associates the hat with innocence of his brother and sister considering the color of the hat and the color of allies hair is the same.
 * ii. main 2 : ** It is a symbol of his uniqueness and individuality
 * iii. main 3 : ** Holden puts his red hunting hat on during many important moments of the book.

i. Holden relys on the hat as a connection to his kind, intelligent brother that he loved and looked up to so much, even though Allie was younger then him.
 * Body 1** :a. Significantly, the bright red color of the hat is the same color of his siblings, Allie and Phoebe's hair. He describes Allie as "innocent" and good-natured. Perhaps a reason for wearing this hat is because he truly looked up to Allie. b. Holden had nothing but great things to say about his brother. "You’d have liked him. He was two years younger than I was, but he was fifty times as intelligent. He was terrifically intelligent. His teachers were always writing letters to my mother, telling her what a pleasure it was having Allie in their class. And they weren’t just shooting the crap. They really meant it. But it wasn’t just that he was the most intelligent member in the family. He was also the nicest, in lots of ways. He never got mad at anybody. People with red hair are supposed to get mad very easily, but Allie never did, and he had very red hair. I’ll tell you what kind of red hair he had. I started playing golf when I was only ten years old. I remember once, the summer I was around twelve, teeing off an' all, and having a hunch that if I turned around all of a sudden, I’d see Allie. So I did, and sure enough, he was sitting on his bike outside the fence here was this fence that went all around the course and he was sitting there, about a hundred and fifty yards behind me, watching me tee off. " (Salinger 21)

**Body Two :** The red hunting hat is also a symbol of Holden's uniqueness and individuality. Being different is something that Holden Caulfield fears throughout the story even though he truly desires to be indivisual. Although he desires individuality, he is very self conscious about the hat because he always mentions when he's wearing it. A pattern of Holden being alone when he puts on the hat proves that he doesn't always want people to see he is different. Also whenever Holden feels alone he uses the hat for comfort. a. When I was all set to go, when I had my bags and all, I stood for a while next to the stairs and took a last look down that goddam corridor. I was sort of crying. I don't know why. I put my red hunting hat on, and turned the peak around to the back, the way I liked it, and then I yelled at the top of my goddam voice, "//Sleep tight, ya morons!//" I'll bet I woke up every bastard on the whole floor. Then I got the hell out. Some stupid guy had thrown peanut shells all over the stairs, and I damn near broke my crazy neck. (Salinger 52) i. As Holden is about to run away you could only imagine the emotion he is feeling. He is feeling, anger, sadness, and weakness, along with the feeling of being alone. Not to mention, he is probably feeling overwhelmed.

**IV.** **Body Three: Holden puts his red hunting hat on during important moments of the book.** **a.** During the book Holden puts his red hunting hat on at many important moments. This hat provides Holden with comfort and individuality. Throughout the book, he goes through some rough times. He puts the hat on to make himself feel better about what just went on. Holden puts the hat on while writing the essay on about Allie's baseball mit, and after Stradlater punched him in the face he put the hat on in the mirror.- thinking hes tough. **i.** yelling "Sleep tight, ya morons" down the corridor, etc. **V.** **Conclusion** **a.** Holden has a connection towards the hat that no one else could feel. 1. **c.** The hat is a symbol of his uniqueness and individuality 1. **d.** iv. Concluding statement #|help on how to format text ||  ||
 * i. ** **b.** Whether it was the need to feel comfortable, or the need to feel a connection towards his brother. he uses the hat when he feels alone.