Scout Finch’s and Holden Caulfield’s development into a person capable of assuming that outlook marks the culmination of the novel and indicates that, whatever evil they encounter, they will retain their conscience without becoming cynical or fed-up. Though they are still children at the end of the book, Scout and Holden’s perspective on life develops from that of an innocent child into that of a near grown-up. Scout is a very unusual …showed first 75 words of 628 total…

…showed last 75 words of 628 total…there is Holden's name: a "caul" is a membrane that covers the head of a fetus during birth. Thus, the caul in his name may symbolize the blindness of childhood or the inability of the child to see the complexity of the adult world. Holden's full name might be read as Hold-on Caul-field: he wants to hold on to what he sees as his innocence, which is really his blindness. This too applies to Scout.