When Holden first arrives in NYC the first taxi driver he talks to he asks about the ducks in Central Park. He later asks a second driver about the ducks as well and as the first one did the second followed in scoffing at Holden's question and blowing him off. The ducks symbolize a childish place inside of Holden, one that he wants to hang on to. Holden is a very large supporter of preserving innocence and anything that threatens that frightens and angers him."You know those ducks in that lagoon right near Central Park South? That little lake? By any chance, do you happen to know where they go, the ducks, when it gets all frozen over? Do you happen to know, by any chance?"
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