vent does not create a significant change. As Holden himself says, "It's not too bad when the sun's out, but the sun only comes out when it feels like coming out." The sun is a reference to righteousness through the common association of light and goodness. Although this insight seems positive, Holden’s perception of the world still remains the same. The one conviction that does change during the novel is Holden's belief that he can change the world. On his date with Sally, Holden reveals his feelings. "Did you ever get fed up? I mean did you ever get scared that everything was going to go lousy unless you did something." (TCITR page 130) Holden goes through several plans. Holden at one point contemplates heading out west where he will pretend to be a deaf-mute and live a quiet life in the woods. At another point Holden proposes to Sally to escape to this world with him. He ultimately reveals his plans to his sister Phoebe. Although Holden describes the situation in a very colorful and symbolic manner he essentially tells Phoebe that he wants to prevent children from ever growing up. He blames the world's corruption on adults and believes that when he stops the children from growing up he will preserve their innocence and eventually save the world. It takes most of the book before Holden begins to realize that he is helpless to stop this immorality. Finally, he realizes that not only is there nothing that he can do, but there is nowhere else he can go to hide from it. It takes Holden awhile to comprehend these concepts. One good example is when Holden is delivering the note to his sister at her school. He encounters an "F-U" written on the wall in the hallway. Holden careful rubs this off with his hand to protect the innocent children from reading it and ignorantly blames this foul inscription on a bum. This event is the beginning of Holden's understanding that his dreams are infeasible. Ironically, it is one of the "innocent"...
