His parents return home while he is still in the house. Holden asks Phoebe for money and she gives him all her Christmas money. This made him burst into tears and he couldn't stop. He mentions the word “edge” again. “I was still sitting on the edge of the bed…” (193) He was still on the verge of an emotional breakdown… The red hunting hat plays an important symbolic role in the novel. For Holden, this symbolizes protection. Before leaving, he gave it to Phoebe. Suddenly he didn't mind his parents seeing him anymore – he's about to turn himself in. “I thought if they caught me, they caught me. I almost wish they would, in a way. (194) Holden becomes obsessed with the idea of ​​innocence, especially when it concerns children. He feels obliged to do it. One morning, while walking up Fifth Avenue, he begins to feel like he won't be able to cross the street. “I thought I was just going to go down, down, down…….” He then starts talking to Allie and asks her to protect him from falling and disappearing. He thanks Allie when he safely reaches the other side of the street. At this point, it is abundantly clear that Holden is no longer thinking clearly and is in a very deep and dark place emotionally. He decides to just say goodbye to Phoebe and hitch a ride to a nice sunny place where no one knows him. He will also pretend not to hear or speak and he will also marry a deaf and mute woman. “If we had children, we would hide them somewhere,” protecting them and their innocence from the evil world and cruelty of adulthood. The Asian Social Science Journal analyzed the problems of adolescents in The Catcher in the Rye and its conclusion is as follows: “Holden's enemy is the adult world, its cruelty and artificiality. I see that Holden is physically at war with the adult world. He is the protector and even leader of the army of youth, fighting to preserve their