Life change
...presses interest throughout the novel. In several times he tries to avoid any contact with her, in a way because Jane was dating with Holden’s roommate, Stradlater. After a time he tries to talk to her because he knew that with Stradlater she might lose her innocence, and one of Holden’s purposes was to catch or prevent the fall of the innocent. He also does not want to gat involve with her, not just in sexual contact but to not hurt her. Holden’s avoidance of touching the innocent which were Jane and children does not signal that he is fallowing the role of catcher. This means that the termed not touching is dispensable to the act of saving the innocent. It is similarly to preserving what is valuable at the Museum of Natural History, Holden’s favorite place. Just as in the museum people tell children to do not touch anything in order to protect the things in the museum. To protect the innocent, the catcher must strictly refrain touching, he must “just leave them alone”. Not touchin...