As we kept reading The Catcher In The Rye, I couldn't help but notice that Holden really liked kids. Not in a creepy way, but he seemed to really connect with them. Each time I read more in the book I just couldn't help but notice how every time he spoke of a child, just any child, he, at least for a moment, seemed normal. He seemed happy even.
This led me to think, as we ended the book, that maybe one thing that is really bothering Holden is growing up. He talks about how immature he is all the time, and he isn't the only one. But what really set off this idea is the ending of the book. Holden talks about wanting to protect all the children from "falling over the cliff." i think this cliff is loss of innocence. He wants to protect kids from every losing their innocence and he continues to wish he hadn't.
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