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This has much to do with the general value that Holden has for innocence. Jane keeping her kings in the back was a safe way of playing, to the degree of not even playing really. Holden is therefore asking if she is still the innocent girl he once knew.

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Jane Gallagher's habit of leaving her kings in the back row shows an inability to use one's strengths, something that Holden must overcome as well.

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