The Preservation of Innocence Catcher in the Rye is one of the most interesting books that I’ve read this year. Although Holden’s language is very vulgar, it makes the book more real and interesting. I didn’t see it when first reading the book but Salinger uses his characters as symbols or his characters have a function as to what he feels. The three major characters that he mentions the most are Allie, …showed first 75 words of 1065 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1065 total…he explains how he feels towards Allie, Phoebe, and Jane. But they also represent more then just people that he cares about, they represent the innocence that Holden wants to preserve in each of them. That’s why he wants to be the catcher in the rye. Although his dreams are realized impossible at the end of the book, he still his happy to be there sharing his time with the people that he loves.