Catcher in the Rye character question?

Question

How does Holden Caulfield change as a person from the beginning of the book to the end?
And what is the theme of the book?

Thanks.

Answer 1

The point is he DOESN'T change & that's his problem through the entire story. He loves the museum because the exhibits never change; he tries to keep the kids from falling off the cliff in his dreams, because he doesn't want them to grow up. He questions where the ducks in New York's Central Park go during the winter...all because he doesn't like change. That's the theme - he has to grow older, but he is doing everything he can to not become a grown-up (what he calls a "phony").

If there HAS to be an answer it is that he is now willing to talk to a psychologist, so he obviously trusts as least one adult.

Answer 2

Phew! Basically, you want us to explain the whole entire book for you, then. Read it, it's a classic.