Who were the three girls looking for in the bar in Catcher in the Rye?

Answer 1

Phoebe Caulfield is Holden's little sister. She is around the age of ten and on the brink of corruption, about to become a phony. Holden is constantly trying to immortalize her purity and innocence, but is always reminded of the fact that she is slowly growing up; ex: Holden buys a record entitled "Little Shirley Beans" for Phoebe, but the record breaks. Another way in which Phoebe is slowly becoming a phony and betraying Holden is by her role as Benedict Arnold in her school's play.

Jane Gallagher is Holden's childhood friend that he may or may not have had romantic feelings for. Holden notes that she had dealt with hardships within her family, causing her to be very guarded; Ex: In checkers, Jane always kept her kings on the back row instead of moving them. Holden gets in a fight with his roommate at Pencey Prep, Stradlater, because he refuses to give Holden information about his date with Jane.


"Sunny" The Prostitute is the very young girl that Holden is provided with by Maurice, Sunny's pimp. Instead of doing "proper" business with Sunny, Holden insists that the two just talk. Sunny's green dress is very symbolic in the sense that the dress is hiding her true identity from the world; The dress gives her a youthful and innocent appearance while her true motives on the inside are quite the opposite.


Sally Hayes is a girl that Holden is know to have been dating for a long time, even though he views her as the epitome of a phony. Holden takes her out to see a show at Radio City and the two go ice skating, where he proposes that they run away together.

Answer 2

Often women are used in Salinger's The Catcher in the Ryeto show Holden's many pitfalls and impurities. To name but a few examples:

• Phoebe: Shows Holden's immaturity and wish to stay in the past, as well as the naive idolising of his siblings
• Ernerst Morrow's mother: Shows Holden's two-faced personality, and also his inability to comfortably fit into social situations
• Sunny: Shows Holden's naivety and innocence in not wanting to have sex with her
• Sally: Shows Holden's immaturity and inability to take women seriously, and his unpredictable mental state
• Jane: Shows Holden's inability to feel and respond to the emotions of others
• Mrs. Spencer: Her hearing problems are a metaphor for Holden's inability to be understood and correctly interpreted by others around him

Answer 3

There are a few female characters in Salinger's books and stories.

The women of the Glass family appear in a few books/stories

and they are Franny, Boo-Boo (Beatrice),Bessie and Muriel Glass

also you can find Holden's sister Phoebe in the Catcher in the Rye

and other stories.

Answer 4

In "The Catcher in the Rye," the three girls were looking for Eddie Birdsell, a friend of Holden's who they wanted to speak with. However, Eddie was not at the bar, so they ended up spending time with Holden instead.

Answer 5

The girl in Catcher in the Rye is Jane Gallagher. She is a girl who the main character has dated and still has feelings for and wishes he could get back together with her.