Holden feels that children are too precious and that he is the only one that can protect them. He finds himself to be the only one that can protect because of his understanding that some adults just don't seem to care. A prime example of adult hypocrisy seen in the book is Holden’s parents themselves. Holden’s parents are described by Holden as judgmental people that don’t seem to have control of their own children. Holden’s parents never really cared about Holden as seen by their limited attention to his school life and protection of his innocence. This only makes Holden want to protect children even stronger because of his knowledge that there is nobody there to protect their innocence, just like his parents were never there to protect
Holden feels that children are too precious and that he is the only one that can protect them. He finds himself to be the only one that can protect because of his understanding that some adults just don't seem to care. A prime example of adult hypocrisy seen in the book is Holden’s parents themselves. Holden’s parents are described by Holden as judgmental people that don’t seem to have control of their own children. Holden’s parents never really cared about Holden as seen by their limited attention to his school life and protection of his innocence. This only makes Holden want to protect children even stronger because of his knowledge that there is nobody there to protect their innocence, just like his parents were never there to protect