In Catcher in the Rye, is Allie's baseball glove considered a motif?

Question

i'm not sure if this would be considered a motif or a symbol.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

it's a symbol.  

Answer 3

"Motif: 1. : a usu. recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts); esp. a dominant idea or central theme, 2 : a single or repeated design or color"

"Symbol: 2 : something that stands for or suggests something else by reason of relationship, association, convention, or accidental resemblance (etc.)..."

You've read this book. What do you think a dead kid-brother's mitt is is in it when you consider both motif and symbol as defined for you here?