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A Journey
It is human nature to want what we can not have, to hold onto something that it is time to let go of. We cling to the memories of the past, cling to the past itself, and turn fearful faces towards the future. Still we all must grow, age, and die. Life is a journey we all must complete, a road that all must travel, whether we want to or not. A major step in this journey is the passage from childhood into adulthood. It is here in the journey that many of us may falter. We fear the loss of our innocence, the carefree times of our childhood and the pain and hardship experience must bring with it; thus it is that many of us will fight to stop the journey here. We find it hard to leave behind the simple truths we know, to lose those we love and are close to. Stepping into the unknown is to risk losing ones self, to risk losing our way. It is here we are forced to confront and accept our greatest fears, our inner selves, something we find terrifying. To stop this journey, to remain a child, to prevent ourselves from growing can only result in madness and death. To live we must grow and experience. This is what Holden Caulfield learns in J.D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye. Holden is unable to come to grips with the realities of life, the pain that comes along with growing, such as the loss of his younger brother Allie. Holden's inability to cope with the fact that we all must, grow, experience, age, and die, pushes him nearly to the brink of death, until he undergoes a series of events that change his view of the world and of himself. He loses his way, trying to prevent himself from growing, and to ‘catch' the children around him in an effort to protect them from the pains of growing. In the end Holden realizes that he can not prevent himself or those around him from growing and he
completes his journey into adulthood. Holden Caulfield experiences a series of events, ranging from the death of his brother, to several...
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