now this because he said, ?Certain things they should stay the way they are. You ought to be able to stick them in one of those big glass cases and just leave them alone.? Allie innocence and Holden?s respect for us tell us a lot about what Holden believes in. Holden believes in innocence, and he is against society corrupting the innocent. It is incredibly important when Holden says:When the weather?s nice, my parents go out quite frequently and stick a bunch of flowers on old Allie?s grave. I went with them a couple of times, but I cut it our. In the first place, I certainly don? enjoy seeing him in that crazy cemetery. Surrounded by dead guys and tombstones and all. It wasn?t too bad when the sun was out, but twice-twice-we were there when it started to rain. It was awful. It rained on his lousy tombstone, and it rained on the grass on his stomach. It rained all over the place. All the visitors that were visiting the cemetery started running like hell over to their cars. That?s what nearly drove me crazy. All the visitors could get in their cars and turn on their radios and all and go someplace nice for dinner-everybody except Allie. I couldn?t stand it.Holden is obviously still troubled by the fact that his younger brother is dead. The way he speaks about his brother being dead is in a harsh, angry tone. Although it may seem like something minor, it is another indication that Holden is mentally and emotionally unstable. When Holden told Phoebe, ?I know [Allie?s] dead! Don?t you think I know that? I can still like him though can?t I? Just because somebody?s dead, you don?t just stop liking them for God?s sake-especially if they were about a thousand times nicer than the people you know that?re alive and all.? , he was letting her know how much he still loves his brother even though he is deceased. There were many examples in the book that showed Holden was disturbed or unstable. Holden was not crazy by any means, he just needed help. ...
