The struggle from going from childhood into adulthood

Part of Holden's issue with going from childhood to adulthood, is that he doesn't really know what he wants. He wants to call someone, but can't decide who to call, "So I ended up not calling anybody. I came out of the booth, after about 20 minutes or so..." (Salinger 59). He doesn't know whether he should call Jane or not. He also calls people morons, which is one of those childish names.

Instead of facing his problems head on, he tries to get away from them and hide. Holden leaves so that he doesn't have to deal with Stradlater. He goes to a hotel instead of going home, so he doesn't have to deal with his parents disappointment. I think in order for him to be an adult, he needs to face his problems and take them into his own hands.

My problem with growing up, is that I don't want to have all the responsibility yet. I don't want to work too hard. I miss the freedom of being a child. I miss playing and just not worrying about anything. There is so much on my mind these days. There is so much here to stress me out. I don't want to go into adulthood and fail.

I feel like I am like Holden because I call people childish names also. I don't want to say the worse names though, so that's why. I feel like I would not have failed out of school. I would have cared enough to do the work and get good grades. If I had failed, though, I would have gone home and faced my punishment.