Upon a Spider Catching is a poem whose main objective is to talk about the power of God to save us from the traps that the devil traps us to make us sin. In this poem the reference to Adam is an allusion to the will and power of God in freeing humanity from sin and taking it away from the devil's will.
One thing that teen boys face is that they are held up to standards that they wont be able to reach quite yet. They may think that its wrong to do something that an average man does. Their held up to be strong, and emotionally strong as well.
Another thing is that they are pressured to be "men." when some aren't ready. Some aren't ready to face the real world yet, when others say that they should 'man up' and face it.