By the end of the novel (The Catcher in the Rye), readers must decide if Holden has experienced healing, growth, and maturity following his experiences in New York. Choose a side. How does Sallinger's narrative style (i.e. tone, structure, stream-of-consiousness, flashback, digression, irony, etc.) reveal Holdens growth/lack of growth? What universal theme is conveyed through Holden's growth/lack of growth?
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