Many of Holden's good memories comes from The Museum of Natural History. There were many things that he enjoyed seeing, such as the animals and artifacts the Indians made in ancient times but the major reason why he liked the museum is that everything stayed the same. He likes the idea that everything inside would “freeze in time”, something that he wishes he could do. Holden explains how “Nobody’d move… Nobody’d be different. The only thing that would be different is you.” (135) People change as they get older and in Holden's eyes that means becoming …show more content…
“ I’d just be the catcher in the rye and all. I know it’s crazy, but that's the only thing I’d really like to be.” (191) This job means that he has to keep the children from falling off the edge of the cliff while playing. The kids portray childhood while the cliff portrays becoming an adult and losing their innocence. His job is to catch any of the children that falls off, with a large mitt, which represents saving these kids from growing up and becoming a “phony.” It's not just the children that he wants protect but himself as well. He wants to keep himself away from the harsh adult