"Catcher in the Rye" is famous for it's gritty, realistic portrayal of adolescence.
Holden is the definition of teenage angst. With his careless attitude and "rebel without a cause" persona, he embodies what teenagers have felt for eons. The feeling of being between two worlds, the realm of childhood innocence and the mature society of adulthood. I think Holden is both a child and adult, as all teenagers are. We occupy the space between.
Holden shows his childlike side when he lets his emotions get ahead of him and he fights Stradlater. This shows he still has childlike thoughts and feelings. He shows his more adult side when he thinks deeply about things like the falseness of the people around him.
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I'm Getting what your saying cassie. He is a whinny teenager and i would say the definition of teenage angst is right. He does still act like a child very much. But he also has his times when he is mature and kind. (Only sometimes thought...)
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