Being a Pushover and Being Kind

Being a pushover means that you are too nice to someone to the point that you let them walk all over you and get whatever they want from you. Being kind means that you are nice to other people but that if they go too far, you can still say no to them. In The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, Holden can be a bit of a pushover because he says that if he had ever found the guy who stole his gloves, he wouldn't actually do anything about it. He does not want to make a big deal over something that could be minor so he doesn't do anything which is why he doesn't care whenever something that belongs to him has been stolen. It is better to be a kind person than to be a pushover because then you can be a nice person while still retaining your dignity.