I. Accepting life's harsh reality and loss of innocence

A. Holden first realizes the changes he is going through when he talks to Mr. Antolini at his house

1. Mr. Antolini tells Holden he is headed for a fall that he wont be able to stop and explains to him that he will end up going through terrible events if he is unable to stop him self. Because Holden is constantly pretending to do something or be someone that he isn't, always having it involve himself dying or being severely wounded, which, according to Mr. Antolini, is a sign of immaturity, and seems as though he is trying to tell Holden it is time that he takes him self away from these things

a. "The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature man is he wants to live humbly for one" (pg.190)

B. Holden sees the fuck you written on the walls and begins to realize that he cant keep people from growing up and changing, and he is unable to protect them f

1. Phoebe asks Holden if she can go with him when he leaves, but Holden gets upset with her and begins to yell at her. He doesn't want her to end up in the same way he does it seems.

rom all the things that he views as bad in the world

A. Holden's change first takes place when Phoebe gets his note and wants to go with him when he decides to leave

b. "In the first place I'm not going anywhere, I told you. I'm going home. I'm going home once you go back to school, first I'm gonna go down to the station and get my bags, then I'm gonna go straight..." (pg 208)

a. " I'm coming with you. Can I? Okay?""No shut up" I said

1. Holden first sees the fuck you on the wall next to the entrance of the school that Phoebe goes to and it bothers him because at this time because he is beginning to realize that he can't always protect Phoebe from everything, and he doesn't want to believe it to be true, so he rubs it off of the wall. Then as Holden leaves the school after giving the letter to the woman at the desk, he sees another fuck you written on the wall, this time it is scratched in, preventing him from rubbing it out, making him aware of the fact that he won't be able to protect her forever. Then once again when Holden goes to the museum and

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Approximate Word count = 842
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)