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He tells Phoebe he likes to be the catcher in the rye, he wants to save children who are are close to the edge of a cliff as he is. He wants to protect them from leading a life he’s living.

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Holden tells Phoebe that he wants to be a catcher in the rye, standing in a field of rye and catching children before they fall off the cliff. This symbolizes his desire to protect children and preserve their innocence and purity from the corruption and phoniness of the adult world.

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