The Catcher in the Rye written by J.D. Salinger published in 1951, follows the story of 16-year old Holden Caulfield. He has a nonchalant personality and is constantly failing out of school. I think, as much as he says the world is "phony" and adults are fake, some part of him does care because he's hurting. During his conversation with his little sister Pheobe when he comes home early, we see part of where his mind is at. Specifically when he mentions how his favorite thing is Allie, to which Pheobe retaliates. It's clear that Holden is still holding onto emotional trauma from the death of his brother. This could very well be the reason why the idea of adults/growing up is so off-putting to him because he lost his brother when he was young. And the older he get's the more time goes past without Allie. Other than Pheobe, he seems to be the person that Holden has connected the most with. His relationship with Pheobe is interesting in the sense that although she i