One of the biggest reccuring themes in J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye is change, something that the main character, Holden Caulfield, is shown to struggle with. Holden has gone through many big changes and events in his life, the first of which was the death of his brother, Allie. This was extremely hard on Holden, as he was very close with him, and was so distraught that he punched all the windows in his garage to the point that his hands became permenently messed up. Allie's death was Holden's first real introduction to how cruel the world can be, which led him to lose some of his childhood innocense, causing his deep-seatted fear of change. This had such a big impact on him that he was forced to frequently change schools, which also made him lose a sense of stability in his life. Holden's frequent and often negative expereinces with change manifested in his idolization of consistency and childhood innocence. This is why when...