innocence. The poem displays how you are pure and innocent when you are

a child but as you mature, it is impossible to remain this way. In The

Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, Holden will soon realize that "nothing

Holden's main goal in life is to protect children from losing their

innocence. He designates this to the role of catcher in the rye, who catches

children before they fall off the cliff. Symbolically, the cliff represents the

transition from childhood to adulthood. He idolizes his sister Phoebe and

his deceased brother, Allie, because they embody the chara

notices that some had written "Fuck you" on the wall. Seeing that drove

to the conclusion that life must move forward and this means that Holden

The climax of the novel comes when Holden is watching Phoebe on

only thing that changes is you. It makes Holden despondent to think about

cannot hold onto adolescence forever. Although he does have a nervous

gold ring, you have to let them do it, and not say anything. If they fall off,

childlike sincerity, instead of the adult world, which seems hypocritical and

girlfriend sounds "affected" but not phony. Holden seems to have grown

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Approximate Word count = 603
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)