The most obvious of Holden's characteristics is how judgmental he is of almost everything and everybody. He criticizes about people who are boring, people who are insec

Holden is sensitive, maybe too sensitive for his own life. He cries very easily, “He packs his bags, dons his hunting hat, and begins to cry.” He is a sensitive young man that adores his little sister and treasures the baseball glove of his dead brother. He suffers from an almost uncontrollable urge to protect people he sees as helpless. He is attracted to the weak and the delicate, and he feels sorry for losers of all kinds, even the people who cause him pain, embarrassment, or trouble. The main focus of Holden's protective sense is children, who he sees as symbols of goodness, innocence, and would like to protect against dishonesty.

Holden is intelligent and sensitive, but he narrates in an ironic and tired voice. He finds the ugliness of the world around him almost unbearable, and through his doubt he tries to protect himself from the pain and disappointment of the adult world. However, the criticisms that Holden aims at people around him are also aimed at himself. He is uncomfortable with his own weaknesses, and at times displays as much phoniness, unkindness, and bad taste as an

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Sally Hayes, Rye Holden, Holden Holden, Holden Caulfield,