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Holden Caulfield’s Complex Maturity

The Catcher in the Rye follows the story of 16-year-old Holden Caulfield
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Over
the course of the book, J
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Salinger breaks down Holden’s true character through events and
interactions
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His
true character shows when he lets his guard down and tries to act more mature than he is
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Holden Caulfield does not do what a typical kid at his age should be doing after he leaves
Pencey Prep
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He seems to seek shelter in bars where he drinks and interacts with the adults there
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There was not anything to do except smoke and drink (Salinger 112)
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Though he learned the
habits before Pencey Prep, he is now a loner and has so few activities to do as entertainment
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Even though it is
temporary and not so good for him, he sees it as a fix to his problems for that moment
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Holden tells readers, “You take a really smart girl, and half the time she's
trying to lead you around the dance floor, or else she's such a lousy dancer, the best thing to do is
stay at the table and just get drunk with her (Salinger 92)
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Holden lacks the understanding of the depth other people have
which comes from how judgmental he is about people at first glance
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"Wudga say?" she said
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Her mind was wandering all
over the place (Salinger 93)
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This is an example of Holden trying to make a
personal connection but is being ignored
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He keeps his emotions bottled up in him and
does not want to feel weak on the rare occasions he lets them out
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One of these people is
Phoebe, who is his sister
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"Please, Holden
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I'll be very, very, very--You won't even--``''You're not going
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In this quote, Phoebe wants to run away
with Holden because she does not want to be without him
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Knowing that
he is quick to judge others, it seems like if Phoebe wasn’t the one to make him think twice about
leaving, he would not be as convincing
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He knows that by running away with him, he is disturbing with his sister's

bright future
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He does not
want to hurt those closest to him and knows that he is an example for his sister
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He goes from understanding the parts
of adulthood like drinking and smoking, struggles to understand girls, and shows that he is
mature enough to support and help his sister when she may be going in the wrong direction
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He
needs something in his life that is stable so that he can have a sense of home
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The impact of events in the story has changed his
personality
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This is a step to improving himself
and becoming a catcher for others

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