Isolation

Isolation is a concept shown throughout the book that causes Holden such great pain, but it is also sense of security for him. He uses isolation to hide from a world he doesn't want to be in, the world of adulthood. Because he is so dependent on isolation to keep him safe, he often times ruins his own attempts to make relationships with other characters throughout the book. His encounters become meaningless when he becomes more and more isolated as the story unfolds.

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