Elusion of AdulthoodThe novel Cather in The Rye depicts the internal conflicts of the protagonist Holden Caulfield as he faces the loss of his innocence in the face of the ideals of adulthood. Subsequently, the loss of his younger brother Allie affected Holden's future actions in his attempt to preserve his brother's memory as well as his innocence. Holden creates a mental illusion about the how or why of escapism as an adult. To cope with his long list of afflictions, Holden responds with irrational actions of immaturity and hostility. Holden then creates this untouchable barrier that prevents people from approaching him. A single incident that destroyed Holden's facade of youthful spirit was that of Maurice. From the beginning of Catcher in the Rye, Holden views people in society as pretentious, calling them "fakes". His lack of trust and belief in adults leads him to want to prevent children from becoming adults themselves. As Phoebe and Holden discuss what they would like to be one day, Holden points out, "What I have to do, I have to catch up with everyone if they start going over the cliff - I mean if they run and 'They don't look where they're going, I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That's all I would do all day. I’ll just be the catcher of the rye and everything”; he excitedly declares that he will be the one to save them from what he sees as the death of their childhood (Salinger 54). The cliff symbolizes the transition from adolescence to adulthood. The determined diction shows Holden's true desire to help children grow. Holden sticks to the idea that facing adulthood is a terrible fate and should be avoided middle of paper...... that the flashback had on him, which affected him greatly the same way as Allie's death. .The beginning of Allie's death Holden escapes the path of adulthood and struggles to preserve her childhood by evading any action that might identify her as an adult. He then states the idea that adulthood revolves around the idea of ​​“falsity”. Holden tries to escape reality by doing adult things: smoking, drinking, renting hotels, and ordering a prostitute; which is ironic for what he's been trying to do since he left his school. Later in the novel, Holden manages to mature through several encounters with Phoebe. When Phoebe went to ride the carousel, he stood back and watched as reality began to sink in. This was the first time that Holden's outlook on everything really started to change. Holden realizes that adulthood is ahead of him and he has no choice but to seize it..