The Catcher in the Rye 2

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…fact that everyone must grow up but Holden Caulfield has trouble realizing it until it is almost too late. He realizes by the end of the book that taking responsibility and maturing is the only way to get along in life. After he realizes he could not achieve his goal of trying to save all the children from growing up and losing their innocence he could not deal with it and has a nervous breakdown.