Telemachus is really just a teenager. There is not anything special about him. He's just a kid who wants to be a man and go rescue his father. He is very immature and selfish, caring about no one but himself. When he decided to go search for his father, he left his poor mother behind to deal with many suitors on her own. All the suitors did was eat and drink and try to woo her, and they often became violent. When Telemachus left, he dealt with the suitors in a very half- assed way and they soon returned. but instead of trying again, he just gave up and went to look for his father. this was very immature of him.