Character+Analysis

-Holden -Phoebe -Stradlater -Allie -Ackley -Mr. Antolini
 * Characters:**

-Maurice -Sunny -D.B. -Old Spencer -Jane
 * Other Characters:**
 * Description of Characters:**
 * Holden -** Holden is the narrator and protagonist of the book. He is a sixteen year old junior at a private school called Pencey Prep. He is very intelligent but he couldn't stand the school and the people in it so he flunked out. Holden sees himself as very different from the people around him. He calls everyone "phonies".


 * Phoebe** - Phoebe is the nine year old sister of Holden. Holden loves Phoebe very much since she is his last young sibling in his family. Phoebe is very smart and understanding for her age. She is one of the only people that can actually understand Holden. Phoebe




 * Stradlater** - Stradlater is Holden's roommate at Pencey. He is very popular and good looking but Holden calls him a "secret slob" because everything he uses to groom himself is dirty, like his razor.


 * Allie** - Allie was Holden's younger brother. He died of leukemia when Holden's family was on a trip in Maine. Holden loved Allie a lot and still does. He tells Phoebe that Allie is the only thing he likes. Allie was known to be the smartest out of all the Caulfields.


 * Ackley** - Ackley lives in the dorm next door to Holden's. Ackley is a very strange person. He picks his nose and cuts his toe nails in Holden's room a lot and he is known for his poor hygiene.


 * Mr. Antolini** - Mr. Antolini is Holden's old English teacher at Elkton Hills School. He is young and smart and Holden looks up to him. Holden mentions that Antolini was his favorite teacher out of all the teachers he has had.


 * Maurice** - Maurice is a pimp who beats up Holden for not paying his prostitute the right amount of money.




 * Sunny -** The prostitute who Holden hires but only ends up having a quick conversation with her.




 * Old Spencer -** Old Spencer is Holden's old history teacher at Pencey. Spencer tries hard to get Holden not to flunk out but it doesn't work.
 * D.B. -** D.B. is Holden's older brother that writes short stories and lives in Hollywood.
 * Jane Gallagher -** Jane is a girl who Holden spent a lot of time with Holden one summer in Maine when their families both stayed in houses neighboring each other. Jane is Holden's love interest and he respects her.