THE CATCHER IN THE RYE MAIN CHARACTER WINDOWS

When he started writing scripts for Hollywood Holden started losing respect for him and started calling him a phony. D.B.fought in World War II and then became a successful short story writer. Though he looked up to him when he was younger Holden develops mixed feelings towards him. Holden clearly has some suppressed emotions about the passing of his younger brother.Д.B.Caulfield is HoldenвЂ™s older brother.

THE CATCHER IN THE RYE MAIN CHARACTER WINDOWS

Allie died from leukemia when Holden was 13 and that night Holden slept in the garage and broke all the windows with his fist causing him to miss the funeral because he was in the hospital. Holden remembers him as a polite and friendly child and thinks about him often, especially when heвЂ™s depressed. Yet, when a prostitute comes to his room and takes her clothes off, he tells her that he just wants to talk.ДЄllie Caulfield is HoldenвЂ™s dead younger brother. He goes on a date with a girl that he doesnвЂ™t like. He gets upset when his roommate goes on a date with a girl he knows. Though he is a virgin, he constantly tries to put himself in a situation that might lead to sex but bails at the last moment. HoldenвЂ™s sexual drive fuels much of the story. At the same time, he partakes in adult activities like smoking, drinking, going to clubs, and is obsessed with sex. He believes in the innocence and beauty of youth and rejects the adult world of social norms and expectations. Holden wants to be an adult but sees the adult world as phony and fake. His mind switches between angry, depressed, happy, sensitive, stoic, kind, judgemental, and sexually frustrated. He smokes a lot and is generally in poor health, avoiding sports and physical exercise.Д®motionally Holden is in a fragile state. Holden is tall at 6 feet 2 and a half inches, but he grew 6 and a half inches in just the last year making him gangly and uncoordinated. Holden narrates his experiences over 2 days from the time he left Princely Prep to the time he faints in New York City.

He is smart and creative but refuses to listen to authority and thinks of most people in the world as phony or artificial. Though he comes from a wealthy New York family, he refuses to study and has been kicked out of 4 schools. Holden starts his story when heвЂ™s 16 attending Princely Prep. Holden narrates his experiences as one long flashback from a mental institution. Catcher in the Rye is a frame tale, a story within a story.

Holden Caulfield is the protagonist and narrator of the story.

The catcher in the rye main character