The quote, "The best thing, though, in that museum was that everything always stayed right where it was. Nobody'd move. You could go there a hundred thousand times, and that Eskimo would still be just finished catching those two fish, the birds would still be on their way south, the deers would still be drinking out of that water hole, with their pretty antlers and their pretty, skinny legs, and that squaw with the naked bosom would still be weaving that same blanket. Nobody'd be different. The only thing that would be different would be you,"" helps explain some of Holden's reasoning for wanting to live out in the west. He loves the museum because there is never any confusion, change, or conflict within it. Holden wanting to move out west is like him stepping into a museum, learning where everything is and then getting use to it staying there. There would be no confusion or continuing change that Holden would have to adapt. Holden both wanting to be a deaf-mute and to pump gas will help isolate himself from everyday worries. No worries about failing out of school, no social interaction with phony people except for on paper, and no everyday pressures placed on a person. Nothing will be different, Holden will be working at the gas station while the world will forget about him. Holden wants to live a simple life where society can not cause rapid changes that can cause confusion and conflict among people.
Another point made in Holden's fantasy is that he would like to be a deaf-mute and marry a beautiful deaf-mute woman. In Holden's eyes, being a deaf-mute means dealing with people on paper. When talking to a person, eye contact is usually made, but when writing on paper no eye contact needs to be made. Also, when writing on paper no one can tell whether a person is being sarcastic or lying. This for Holden is truly the perfect way for dealing with people. He can get away from all the phoniness of people, and he figures once the get tired of writing on paper they are bound to leave him alone.