Similarly, in the book The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger, the protagonist Holden Caulfield also doesn't enjoy the life that he is living and seeks change, however unlike Kathy and Pai, Holden has a choice in his fate and his own bad decisions eventually lead him down a darkened path, while embarking on a journey of self-discovery in New York City. ... Pai looses her innocence in a different sense, but the significance is similar to that of Holden. ... For Holden, his traumatic event was the death of his younger brother; when he is doing Stradlater's homework at the beginning of t...

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Salinger, the narrator, Holden Caulfield, tells us quite a few things about himself and his family. ... Spencer's" room Chapter 2 The second chapter of the book mentions the actual conversation between Holden Caulfield and Mr. ... At first the conversation doesn't really interest Holden. ... Stradlater's playfully hitting Holden a couple of times irritated Holden who tried to hit him back. ... Holden cannot stop thinking of Jane and Stradlater. ...

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