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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. ....

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.... 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 Holden. Holden Caulfield is a confused sixteen-year-old who refuses to grow up. He is frightened to face his approaching adulthood and often thinks of killing himself so he doesn’t have to. He often thinks of his deceased brother Allie who will always be remember as a child, and he realizes the price one has to pay to remain a child is death. Holden’s fear of growing up and his love for children is an important aspect of this personality and cause of some of the problems he has to deal with ....