Character of Catcher in the Rye
Holden is the protagonist and the narrator of the novel. He is a 16-year-old junior who has been expelled from Pencey Prep for academic failure. Holden is very intelligent, and sensitive, but he narrated the novel in a cynical and jaded tone. He thinks everyone is phony, and believes that he looks much older than he his.Ackley is Holden's next-door neighbor in the dormitory at Pencey Prep. Ackley often barges into Holden's room and doesn't seem to take the hint to leave.Stradlater is Holden's roommate at Pencey Prep. He is a handsom
She is one of a number of women in the book that Holden clumsily attempts to connect with. Jane GallagherHolden spent a lot of time with Jane one summer in Maine. MauriceMaurice is the elevator operator at the Edmont Hotel who produces a prostitute for Holden. Allie was the smartest of the Caulfields and Holden is tormented by his death. Spencer is Holden's history teacher at Pencey Prep, who unsuccessfully tries to shake Holden out of academic apathy. Although she is six years younger than Holden, she listens to what he says and understands him more than other people. lives in Hollywood and prostitutes his writing talents by writing for Hollywood movies. Allie CaulfieldAllie is Holden's younger brother who died of leukemia three years before the start of the novel. He is young, clever, sympathetic, and Holden respects him. Phoebe CaulfieldPhoebe is Holden's younger sister, whom he loves dearly.
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