The Catcher in the Rye 3

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…that they should try to avoid it as much as they can. This shows us how strongly Holden feels about preserving peoples innocence and individuality. The feelings and emotions that Holden allows to dominate his life are all important to him, which is expressed during the novel. Holden allows them to dominate because they are something that he believes strongly in, even though they bring back bad memories and things he is not fond of.