Chaoter 25

Why does Holden feel 'so goddamn happy all of a sudden' at the end of chapter 25?

I think that Holden is feeling happy because he is back where he belongs. He is back in his own home town with his little sister actually enjoying being with her and not being forced to run away or have to make outrageous decisions at such a young age. We see that Phoebe is on a carosel and to me I associate carosels with young people who are enjoying life, which already bring me back to the point that he is happy, carosels are made for fun and for people to enjoy themselves and maybe Holden has found this happy place he wants to be. Throughout the novel we see that Holden and Phoebe have a strong family bond and all along Holden has just wanted to see Phoebe or speak to Phoebe or do anything that involved Phoebe, maybe this is because the only thing that Holden thought could make him happy is the fact that he has got Phoebe and maybe he is trying too hard to stay attached to Phoebe because he has already lost one siblings and wants to make sure that he does not lose another. I think overall that Holden is just happy to be with Phoebe no matter where it is, or what they doing he just wants to be in her company because at them points in his life he is actually enjoying himself.