Chapters 9-11 from "The Catcher in the Rye"

After reading chapters nine trough eleven from "The Catcher in the Rye," I realized that one of the biggest problem and concern of Holden Caulfield is that he wants to become an adult faster, but he doesn't know how to act mature. He calls a prostitute when he arrives in New York and he is trying to arrange a date with her inviting her for a cocktail. She refuses because she needs to get her beauty sleep. Well, Holden also flirts with three girls in a bar and dances with all of them but they refuse to do anything with him besides dancing.

Holden tries to act very mature and he is ordering alcohol to a bar. He is swearing a lot because he thinks that will make him more like an adult. According to his gray hair and his height he should be able to get alcohol at the bar, Holden thinks, however he is wrong because he doesn't know the rules.

Holden also has very nostalgic memories about Jane and he remembers everything what happened with her and he says that she is very different from other girls.

Reading these chapters, I understood that is very hard for Holden to act like an adult without knowing any information and any rules in his life. He thinks that he is going to be more free and he can do whatever he wants if he is an adult. This is the main reason why he wants to escape.

I think that I would hate being an adult because it is much more easier to live when you know that your parents will take care of everything you do and they will give you support and money. When you are an adult you need to do everything by your own. This is my opinion.