When Holden returns home, he goes into D.B.'s old room and sits down at his desk, where he finds a stack of Phoebe's notebooks. Holden ends up reading an entire notebook full of Phoebe's school notes and innocent personal messages to her classmates. Holden mentions that he gets a kick out of reading kids' notebooks and can look at them all day long. Holden has an affinity for reading children's notebooks because he is familiar with the content inside and feels comfortable reading them. Holden struggles to accept the fact that he must enter the world of adults soon and feels more comfortable in the uncomplicated, innocent world of adolescence. Phoebe's notebooks remind him of his childhood, which was a time when Allie was alive and he was comfortable being himself. Holden desperately wants to remain an innocent child, which is illustrated by his affinity for Phoebe's notebooks and visiting the Museum of Natural History.
The child's notebook that Holden reads belongs to his younger sister, Phoebe. After Holden leaves school, he goes home to New York. He finds Phoebe asleep and sits watching her sleep.
Phoebe is a writer. She plans to write novels. She has dozens of notebooks, so Holden reads one. He feels like he could read it forever. Holden admires his sister because she is genuine rather than one of the phonies he despises.
Holden enjoys watching Phoebe sleep because she looks so innocent and peaceful. Phoebe and her childishly honest words in the notebook both stand for innocence. Holden's affection for his sister and concern for innocent children everywhere is his motivation for wanting to become their savior, the catcher in the rye who keeps them from going over the cliff.
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