In the novel The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger, Holden Caulfield has a deep-rooted desire to prevent himself and the world around him from changing. In fact, the novel was banned in part "based on the perception that Holden is an unregenerate and unchanged person." However, there is evidence that Holden changes towards the end of the novel. It is inaccurate to say that Holden remains unchanged from beginning to end, because by the end of the novel he tries to shed his defensive nature and accept change as a good thing. Holden has no desire to let himself or others change, but through his experiences and looking back on what has happened, Holden realizes that change is inevitable and that in order to grow as a that being human, he can only accept what must happen. The novel Holden withdraws from society by ignoring helpful advice and clinging to his desire for everything in the world to remain unchanged. In the second chapter of the novel, Holden deliberately ignores Mr. Spencer's advice that "life is a game played by the rules" (Catcher 8), thinking to himself "Game, my ass" (Catcher 8 ). Holden disagrees with Mr. Spencer's assertion that life is a game that should be played by the rules, because if Holden played by the rules he would have to be like everyone else, and Holden considers that everyone, for the most part, is “Scams.” Holden's strong desire to prevent change is reflected in his conversation with Phoebe later in the novel. She asks Holden to “name one thing” (Catcher 169) that he likes to do, and Holden tells her that he “would just be the catcher in the rye and stuff,” catching “everyone if they start crossing the cliff”. (Receiver 173). We see Holden's desire to maintain an unchanged environment. Holden would be happy if he could stop the children playing near the cliff from changing. By alienating himself, Holden creates resistance to change, because when no one can influence his decisions or the way he acts, he becomes impervious to change. Yet as the novel progresses, Holden discovers that trying to prevent change is a far-fetched dream. As the novel reaches the final chapters, Holden slowly begins the process of inner change..