In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher In The Rye, Mr. Antolini gives Holden the following advice; “The mark of an immature man is that he wants to die for a noble cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.” Although a person wants to do a good act it should be out of the kindness of the heart and not intended solely for attention purposes. Salinger states that “ The mark of an immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause , while the mark of the mature man wants to live humbly for one." Someone who is immature is someone who is undeveloped , while someone who is a noble person wants to have distinguished a title. A person who is mature has already developed, and humble person doesn't do things to get attention and simply does a good deed without the need for attention. It is logical that this statement is true due as a person who hasn't fully developed doesn't have the knowledge to know right from wrong. Holden is a primary example of someone who doesn't have a fully developed mind, causing him to do certain things under false pretenses. " I was drunk as …show more content…
Antolini about mature minds versus an immature minds . For instance Mr. Antolini an example of a mature mind offers Holden advice that was purely from the kindness of his heart he didn’t intend to get anything in return from Holden. Nor did he give the advice to Holden under false pretenses at all. While you have holden an example of an immature mind who has a negative outlook on life talks of contemplating suicide and thinks that he will die “nobly” leading to the assumption that he is heading down the wrong path Mr. Antolini states “this fall you're riding for…. is a special kind of fall a horrible kind.” It entails that Holden would rather die for a noble cause than live humbly for