The time in between childhood and adulthood is known as the teenage years better known as the time of adolescence. In the book Catcher in The Rye a teenage boy name Holden Caulfield tells his young life story and what he goes through. Caulfield is no ordinary teenager, he is a six foot two inch seventeen year old with a substantial amount of gray hair. Not only does Caulfield appear to be older than he really is but he tends to believe that he is older than he really is. Holden displays behaviors such as interacting with women far older than him. For example after his expulsion of Pencey Prep Academy Holden takes a train into the city of New York. While doing so it is found that he has a very strong interest in older women as he asked a woman to join him in smoking and even drinking. The teenage mind is in such a rush to become independent and grown and alot of the times it causes rifts and arguments between teens and adults because matters are being looked at from two different point of views. This is not a matter of experience of age but more so use of the brain. The brains prefrontal cortex is used for things such as decision making and planning. This is used by adults but when it comes to teens the mid pre frontal cortex is used thus causing a mass difference in the way things are interpreted between adults and teens. So while the book follows a theme of finding yourself Holden Caulfield's self portrayal of him being older than he really is he is heavily influenced by this part of his brain in the way he thinks and the behaviors he displays.