The second half of the novel The Catcher in the Rye illustrates Holden's overwhelming fear of growing up which is often referred to as the Peter Pan Complex. I belive this fear stems from his apparent view about adults versus his opinion on children. Throughout the entire book we see Holden dismiss many of the adults he encounters as "phonies" and as people he cannot trust. However he paints a picture of innocence and beauty about the children he meets and is friends with. We also see the way he adores and charishes his younger sister Phoebe above all else. Holden does not want to "step off the curb to adulthood" and become the lying people he sees as adults. This goes hand in hand with his fear of change. As he says in the novel, "Certain