Holden goes through a lot of the same things every other teenager goes through in their life. Holden fights with himself about growing up and staying an innocent child. " The thing with kids is, if they want to grab for the gold ring, you have to let them do it, and not say anything. If they fall off, they fall off, but it's bad if you say anything to them." (Salinger 211) It is just the same as Holden life he just needs to reach out like all of us teenagers do and grow up. We all have that fear of losing our innocent and taking our step towards independence expecially senior year with thnk about leaving for college and moving out of our parents house. It is a huge leap for Holden like kids with the golden ring and everyother teenager.
Holden also fight with the pressure of sex as you get into teenage year. Ever teenager goes through this too. When a realtionship hits a certain stage girls feel like they have to and so do guys. Guys feel like if they don't all his guys friends will look down on them. Girls feel if they dont they will lose their boyfriends. This also happens with Holden in the sceen with the prositute and through out the book. "Look I said. I don't feel very much like myself tonight..... I'll pay you and all, but do you mind much if we don't do it?" (Salinger 97) It shows he feel pressured to do so, but he really doesn't want to. Every teenager goes through this too. Holden is the universal teenager.
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