ldren from the "phonies" that surround them.
             Children are among the few things that make him happy. After Holden helps a little girl tie her skates, he comments, "God, I love it when a kid's nice and polite when you tighten their skate for them or something. Most kids are. They really are" (119). Holden values the honesty in children. He is aware of the possibility of their innocence being robbed, and he does everything he can to prevent it. When Holden notices that someone has written the words "Fuck you" in Phoebe's school, his depression worsens. His an
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