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By George Stevenson - January 04, 2006

Chapter 25 deals with the emotional climax of the novel and dramatic collapse Holden Caulfield suffers. J. D. Salinger draws upon Holden's isolation from society within this passage through emphasis on the loss of innocence within what Holden now appears to see as a ruthless and cruel adult-dominated world. Holden is disillusive at New York and resorts to the fondness of his childhood memories and the empty dream of moving...

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