In Catcher in the Rye, written by J. D. Salinger, Holden, the main character, wants to save children’s innocence. In the book, there are two motifs, the mummies and Holden’s inability to call Jane, which both reveals Holden’s thoughts about retaining innocence. As Holden arrives in New York, Holden attempts to call Jane Gallagher trying to: “take her dancing. I never danced … the whole time I knew her” (175). Holden has no one to spend time with and decides to use his time with Jane Gallagher, but after thinking, he changes his mind and decides to not call Jane. Holden had said that he didn’t call Jane because he was afraid that her mother would pick up the phone, but Holden, being an unreliable narrator, does not tell the whole truth. The
