How Does Catcher In The Rye Relate To Belonging

Belonging to a community or a group has a significant impact on an individual sense of belonging.
Belonging is a concept that provides confidence and support to individuals who are able to connect to people or places. Individuals that belong to a community or a group have portrayed that there are significant impact that do affect a individual own sense of acceptance, which could lead to a better wellbeing. However not belonging to a community or a group has negative impact on the individual as presented by Peter Skrynecki of Immigrant chronicles, J.D. Salinger Catcher in the Rye and The related text. Belonging is established by individuals who are able to search for a place to belong, not realising that it is the perceptions and attitudes, not the place that allow us to belong.
The alliteration, “without wanting” creates a sense of the persona’s firm decision not to belong in this place. Yet, “At the door the old woman’s hand/ Touches mine”. The syntax causes the stress to fall heavily on the word, “Touches”, highlighting the woman’s attempt to make some connection. This human touch contrasts to the earlier “cold” touch of the “grey clay bottle”. The persona’s earlier comparison of the woman with the cold bottle is undercut by her attempt at warmth. This touch does not imply relationship though, as is seen in the final question, “Would you please sign the Visitors’ Book?” The polite modality “Would you please” and the word, “Visitors” emphasises that the persona is an outsider in this place. The concept of belonging is that we choose whether to belong or not, and that not belonging does have a significant impact on an individual sense of belonging as displayed in the folk museum, as the persona was not able to make connection to the old woman or to the relics displayed in the