“Certain things should just stay the way they are. You ought to be able to stick them in one of those big glass cases and just leave them alone.” When Holden says this, what could be going through his head? Throughout all of Catcher in the Rye Holden was always holding on to something; innocence. Holden always said he never acted his age; he was always acting like a child. And his two favorite people were Phoebe and Allie. He also always spoke of “phonies” with disgust. The things he treasured most were innocence and truth.