The Catcher in the Rye and the carousel theme.  In The Catcher in the Rye Holden takes Phoebe to the park to ride a carousel. Their she gets on the ride, on this ride Phoebe plays a game. She tries and grabs a gold ring hanging from the wall while she goes around on the carousel. In The Catcher in the Rye Holden sees this and for the first time, admits to being happy, genuinely happy. Holden says, "She just looks nice, in her blue coat, going around and around." This is sadly near the end of the book and Holden has finally become happy and more in tuned in life. He is Not worrying so much about everyone around him. Now he is focused on his life and his family.

Here is a picture of Holden, in this picture Holden is very happy!