Part one of term paper
Catcher in the Rye, written by J.D. Salinger, is a complex novel with many themes interwoven in the story. One important theme is Holden Caulfield’s relationship with children. He has a fixation on childhood, which shows itself in his glorifying of children. He has a great love for children. Holden often feels that he must protect chi ...

Part two of term paper
... portrays this feeling that he must save children in this dream to become a catcher in the rye. When Phoebe asks Holden what he wants to be when he grows up, he makes up a job where he stays in a field of rye and catches the children that fall off the cliff. Holden has a very special relationship with his younger sister Phoebe. He admires her very much and says that she is one of the few people that he can really take to. He does not want to see her grow up. It is Phoebe who ultimately saves ...