Catcher Essay?

Tedificator: hey
Tedificator: is this sentence ok?
Tedificator: Holden constantly fights to preserve innocence, which is to him the only medium to truth; however, he struggles in vain, cut down by his own need to fit into his surrounding society.
XCpjbRunner87: its good
Tedificator: what's a better word for "cut down"
Tedificator: or is that good?  metaphorical in a way?
XCpjbRunner87: its fine
Tedificator: that's what I thought, goddam masterpiece
XCpjbRunner87: lol
Tedificator: lol