'Catcher In The Rye: Delayed Adulthood'
Zainab Ali
3/23/15
Baez Pd. 8
Delayed Adulthood
The “Catcher in the Rye,” is a story about a young man named Holden Caufield and his resistance to the process of maturity, in other words known as delayed adulthood. A recent article published by The New York Times states that “Prolonged adolescence, in the right circumstances, is actually a good thing, for it fosters novelty-seeking and the acquisition of new skills.” Despite the fact that prolonged adolescence in beneficial, it seems like Holden tries to completely prevent himself from entering adulthood for several reasons, the main one including “phoniness” in adults which is a characteristic he does not wish to acquire but is not able to determine his own phoniness. Throughout the
3/23/15
Baez Pd. 8
Delayed Adulthood
The “Catcher in the Rye,” is a story about a young man named Holden Caufield and his resistance to the process of maturity, in other words known as delayed adulthood. A recent article published by The New York Times states that “Prolonged adolescence, in the right circumstances, is actually a good thing, for it fosters novelty-seeking and the acquisition of new skills.” Despite the fact that prolonged adolescence in beneficial, it seems like Holden tries to completely prevent himself from entering adulthood for several reasons, the main one including “phoniness” in adults which is a characteristic he does not wish to acquire but is not able to determine his own phoniness. Throughout the