Holden Caulfield's mother is not prominently featured in J.D. Salinger's novel "The Catcher in the Rye." She is mostly mentioned in passing and is described as suffering from a nervous breakdown after the death of Holden's younger brother, Allie. She is generally portrayed as distant and ineffective in addressing Holden's emotional needs.
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Holden's father is a corporation lawyer who invests money in Broadway shows that always flop.
Very hard to say. Holden seems to dismiss his mother as almost an abstract. He has no complaints about her, and he also has no praise for her. The reader gets the impression that he does think she is an excellent mother to Phoebe, and Holden is genuinely concerned about what his mother's reaction will be when she finds out he "got the axe again". The most specific thing Holden tells us about his mother is that she is very nervous, "half the time she's up all night smoking cigarettes".
Holden attempts to call Phoebe, Jane Gallagher's mother, Sally Hayes, and Carl Luce.
Mary Blanche Ball married William Franklin Beedle. Their oldest son became the movie star William Holden.
Holden's parents' servant in "The Catcher in the Rye" is named Mrs. Morrow. She is the mother of Ernest Morrow, a boy Holden meets on the train.
Mary Blanche Ball married William Franklin Beedle. Their oldest son became the movie star William Holden.
father was an obstetrician, and her mother a former accountant who stayed home to raise Holden and her two siblings. Holden attended public schools with the children of blue-collar workers
Holden Garrison's wife and mother of 12. She currently resides in Mexico City.
That her mother's husband was a drunk and might have raped her.
Holden means that all mothers think the best for their kids, even if their child is clearly not an angel. He also means that all mothers will do a lot for their children and can be very protective. Holden has a complicated relationship with his mother, and needs to explain himself why she is not the mother he'd have liked.
Holden has a strong bond with his sister. He can't commit suicide because for one he doesn't want people looking at his dead body when he has passed away. Holden feels that if he is still here and alive his mother will be fine. If he is dead Holden's mother will go into a state of depression and he doesn't want her to feel like that. Holden loves Phoebe and he doesn't want her to turn out like he has. He is depressed and uses a lot of defense mechanisms because of Allie's death and if he died Pheobe would turn out to be like him.