Did Holden Come of Age? - Blog Post #1
Did Holden Come of Age? For our initial notebook prompt of “What does coming of age mean to you?” I wrote how I thought coming of age could only be achieved through some horribly drastic and daunting change in an individual’s lifestyle and habits. In fact, my initial definition had such ridiculously high standards for a coming of age change that when reflecting on my original idea it took me several minutes to even think of someone I knew that fell into my definition. My view on the requirements of a coming of age event have since been drawn back a fair deal after our various class discussions and readings, but I think it would be more entertaining to answer my question with my prior definition rather than my current one. So, did Holden come of age? When it comes to his education, it’s hard to say as Holden’s very insistent on refusing to give a straight yes or no answer when contemplating if he will finally start to apply himself in his studies. However, up until this point in the...