Thesis: The “poor body,” Jenny, mentioned in Robert Burns’ poem, “Comin Thro the Rye,” is Holden. Where does the title come from in the novel by J.D Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye ? The title comes from Holden’s explanation to his sister, Phoebe, on his preferred profession. Thus the profession he describes is related to a poem by Robert Burns’ “Comin Thro’ the Rye.” Holden makes an error when quoting from the song, …showed first 75 words of 1149 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1149 total…thinking about “buzzing” Jane and puts it off because “you have to be in the right mood.” P???? Not only does Holden have much hardship, he also possesses negativity with many different items in the book. Negativity is one of the symptoms of depression. In “Coming thro’ the Rye,” Jenny is described as “she draigl’t (draggle) a’ her petticoatie.” This shows that Jenny is sad or depressed. Examples: “if a body meet a body”