Huck and Holden are actually two very different people with not so many similarities. For instance, Catcher in the Rye is set around the 1950/40's. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is set around the 1840's. Holden comes from a wealthy New York Family. Huck comes from a poor family. Well, not even really from a family his mother died at a young age and his father is a drunk. Both boys display a number of typical teenage characteristics, such as their ability to take care of themselves when no adult is present; they both lie about every thing, and the use of their imagination. However, it is only Holden's adolescent behaviors that take a turn for the worse throughout the novel, as he reveals himself to be self-destructive and dangerously cynical.
             Holden Caulfield said in the novel at the beginning of the story that he will not tell about his "lousy" childhood and "all that David Copperfield kind of crap"( Salinger 2) because such details bore him. This shows his immaturity and how he is not able to deal with adult problems because he simply can't handle it. He also shows a dislike for everyone and what they do in life. One example of this is his brother D.B., who he describes as being a "prostitute in Hollywood."(Salinger 4 )
             He describes his parents as nice, but "touchy as hell."(Salinger 2) And speaks well of his little sister as if she is his only reason for coming home. Phoebe holds a special spot in Holden's heart, which grows tremendously throughout the story. At the end when Holden lets Phoebe know that he will be leaving, Phoebe decides that she'll go with him, and if he didn't let her go then she would follow him around, and so he stayed.
             Huck on the other hand is very, different. Huck is adventurous; he comes from a lower level of society. His father is a drunk and a bum, who disappears for months on end. Huck, himself, is dirty and frequently homeless. Although
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