... checkpoints throughout Red Badge of Courage and Catcher in the Rye. Each of the novices struggle psychologically during their novel's separation stage as their location exacerbates their insecure conditions; however, Holden's stubbornness creates a treacherous cycle in which the initiate is unresponsive to guidance. During the Separation Stage the first signs of change, subtle or obvious, begin to occur; the extent ... but he could not" (Crane 37). The symptom of instability confirms the idea that Henry has become indecisive in a time of change in his life. This contrasts heavily with Hol...

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