Question: how did catcher in the rye get its name?
Answer: The title of The Catcher in the Rye is a reference to "Comin' Thro the Rye," a Robert Burns poem and a symbol for the main character's longing to preserve the innocence of childhood. The first reference in the text to a "catcher in the rye" is in Chapter 16. ... "If a body catch a body coming through the rye."