Holden Caulfield is the main character of the novel, “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger. In the book, Holden attends a boarding school named Pencey. He is failing four out of five out of his classes and is only passing English. He starts off the book on the day he leaves Pencey. He can be very cynical which causes him to distance himself from people but at the same time, he wants someone to connect to. Ever since his little brother Allie died from leukemia, Holden becomes lost and separated himself from everything. He stopped caring about his future and turned very rebellious. Holden is characterized as lonely and dishonest through the language of depression and repetition.
