Holden's Immaturity Twoard the Adult world

Holden’s Immaturity Toward the Adult World
One of the most widespread criticisms of the contemporary novel, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, deals with the adolescence and immature nature of the main character, Holden Caulfield. The novel documents Holden’s resistance with the evitable process of maturing and oncoming adulthood. As a teenager, Holden’s attempts to understand adulthood comes out through criticisms that he often contradicts due to the inevitable process of becoming a part of what he criticizes. Running away from his problems and confrontation with his parents, repeated rejection and misconceptions of the adult world, irrational fantasies, and his hypocritical actions merge to form the typical personality of a confused and immature adolescent fearful of becoming an adult.
As one of the first major conflicts of the story, Holden informs the reader that he has been given the “ax”, and will no longer be going to school at Pencey on account of ...