In J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye the narrator and main character Holden Caulfield tell the reader a brief history of his life in which focuses on the events that occurred after he flunked out of his prep school Pencey. The events that Holden focuses on take place in New York City during a period of a few days. During these events Holden develops a maturity level that starts at a sophomoric persona …showed first 75 words of 692 total…

…showed last 75 words of 692 total…now thinks of protecting the youth of the world from the cruel and unyielding truths of the world and he doesn’t include himself in this. This gives a sense that Holden has matured. In conclusion, Holden is slowly forced to mature, and by the end of the book as Holden watches Phoebe as she rides the Merry-go-round and has the feelings of a proud parent. This proves that he has matured from the beginning.