The Catcher in the Rye

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   dymatsuoka

   Holden has good memories about visiting the museum when he was younger. The thing he likes about the place and the artifacts in it is that everything remains the same, frozen in time.  This relates directly to the basis of Holden's depression.  He wants to cling to the security of childhood, when things were simple and people were genuine - "natural", as it were - and not "phony".   Holden cannot accept the changes that come with growing up.  It is no accident, though, that when he tries to go into the museum, something inside him prevents him from doing so.  Despite what Holden may wish, time marches on, and he can't go back to his life as it was before.

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