;phonies" living in a phony world. Being a child forever means everything to him. It means that he can do something irresponsible and the consequences would be nonexistent or if there were any consequences at all they wouldn't be severe. He wants every little problem to have a solution and always be fixed. Most importantly, he wants to understand everything and everybody around him. For example, in chapter 9 Holden says, "Sex is something I just don't understand. I swear to God, I don't" (63). He does not understand sex because he has never had adult relations with anyone and chooses not to. To distinguish between both worlds, he creates his own little daydream about childhood and adulthood. He imagines adulthood as a world of "phoniness" and childhood as kids playing over a rye field. This little world of his contributes greatly to the over
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