Holden Caulfield is the main character in J.D. Salinger's novel "The Catcher in the Rye." He is a teenage boy who struggles with alienation, identity, and the phoniness he perceives in the adult world. Throughout the novel, Holden navigates his way through various encounters and experiences as he grapples with growing up.
Holden is the second of four children of a well-off corporate lawyer and a society woman mother. His older brother D.B. is a writer, who has recently moved to Hollywood to write for films (to Holden's disgust, as Holden hates the movies). His brotehr Allie, two years younger, died of leukemia several years before the book opens - Holden was very close to him. His youngest sister, Phoebe is six years younger than Holden, and they adore each other.
Holden Caulfield is the name of the protagonist in the novel, Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger.
Given the context and time of the story, Holden would have been born about 1932.
"Field" in his last name relates to "Rye" in the title.
The main character is Holden Caufield, other characters are Jane Gallagher, Mr. and Mrs. Antolini, Mr. Spencer, Phoebe Caufield (holden's little sister), Stradlater, Maurice (pimp)
Holden Caulfield has self-esteem issues, bipolar disorder, depression, and post traumatic stress.
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The novel is written in the first person, and Holden himself is the narrator.
Holden Caulfield's favorite game was "ping-pong." He often enjoyed playing it at his school's gym.
Holden Caulfield
morrissey
Yes, he does.
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Disciples
Well if the book was taking place in 1951 and he is 16, then he was born in 1935.
Holden Caulfield's eyes are described as gray in the novel "Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger.