As an immature teenager, Holden leaves Pencey Prep only because of his innocent idea that people around him are phony and fake. Holden Caulfield is a sixteen-year-old teenager who lives in 1950s. Even though the only he likes is his brother, but in the deep down inside of his heart he still wants to have a spot where he can be free and real. That is why he likes the Natural History Museum much. Because “museum was that everything always stayed right where it was” and “the only thing that would be different would be you”(Salinger 135). On one hand, the museum is a place where Holden has his happy memories. Holden does not have a close relationship with his family that the only close family member of Holden is his sister, Phoebe. Also, he
