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I saw this question after looking up the lyrics to "Comin' Thro' the Rye" and had to research the answer.
According to wikipedia: "Holden decides to move out west; he relays these plans to his sister, who decides she wants to go with him. He refuses to take her, and when she becomes upset with him, he tells her that he will no longer go. Holden then takes Phoebe to the Central Park Zoo, where he watches with a bittersweet joy as she rides a carousel. He decides, while watching Phoebe, to go home and "face the music". At the close of the book, Holden chooses not to mention much about the present day, finding it inconsequential." It's interesting that the "present day" carousel image is much larger, more colorful (red), and more dynamic than the vague city background sketch. Please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rye_catcher.jpg for a good first edition cover.
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∙ 14y ago
The cover of "The Catcher in the Rye" features a red carousel horse against a plain background to symbolize the protagonist Holden Caulfield's desire to protect childhood innocence and his own struggle with growing up. The carousel horse reflects themes of nostalgia, loss of innocence, and the passage of time present in the novel. It was designed by E. Michael Mitchell in 1952 to capture the essence of the story and its central character.
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