Holden himself say on the last page of the book, "D.B. asked me what I thought about all this stuff I just finished telling you about...If you want to know the truth, I don't know what I think about it." (p 213) By the end of the novel, I don't think that Holden himself has reached any concrete conclusions. I think though that eventually he will. He has laid the ground work for revelation, but has not seen the light. Here are what I think the impending revelations entail:
Revelation #1: "You're not the first person who was ever confused and frightened and even sickened by human behavior."…
