J.D. Salinger wrote the Catcher and the Rye as well as A Perfect Day for Bananafish; the main characters both want to preserve innocence for themselves and for the people around them. Innocence according to the Webster's Dictionary, is, "The quality of innocent naïveté and being free from sin or moral wrong; or lacking a knowledge of evil." This innocence is what children have and what adults no longer do. Holden wants to protect the innocence of children, specifically his younger sister Phoebe, while Seymour tries to gain back his innocence with Sybil.
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