From the time children came out of their mother's womb, they are caught. At playgrounds, mother's hands are always outstretched; ready to catch their young ones incase they fall off a swing or a seesaw. The parents protect their children until they think that they are old enough to fend for themselves and grow up. Holden Caulfield, however, wanted to protect all innocent people, and protect them forever, never letting them move on. He couldn't …showed first 75 words of 1294 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1294 total…anymore. Furthermore, his hunting hat was only being used for protection from the rain, his people hunt was over. It seemed that Holden finally realized that he couldn't protect Phoebe, children, the innocent forever. He needed to say goodbye to Allie as well. In his mind, Holden broke his glass cases and let everybody free. He realized that children and innocence are like soap bubbles floating in the breeze. At some point they must pop.