<It's Erinn first of all. In my opinion that's a good theory, however if I were going to ask a symbolic question a cab driver wouldnt be my first choice as someone who may possibly give a profound life changing answer. No disrespect to cab drivers or anything. love-ErinN> The symbolism isn't so evident. Holden wasn't asking the question to be simply symbolic. Perhaps the symbolism is for you to determine...The answer seems obvious, but do you Really know. Misty but look at Faulkner, he not only said the same thing over and over but he said the same place --Charles Bukowski