The title of the book is taken from a poem by Robert burns. He compares childhood to a field of rye, and adulthood to the bottom of the cliff.
Adolescence is the fall from the cliff.
Holden is the catcher in the rye. I hope this makes sense to you, email me if you need more help. I need to know what the title means, what the cliff that Holden saves the children from falling off of means, and how they tie together. The title of the book is taken from a poem by Robert burns. He compares childhood to a field of rye, and adulthood to the bottom of the cliff.