Catcher in the Rye: Holden Caulfield

Holden is introduced as a rebel that refuses to complete his homework assignments and has even got expelled for his poor grades. Holden describes most people as phonies and fakes because he feels they are putting on an act to impress others. Holden is a person that values honesty and sincerity. Holden likes to act spontaneously. For example, he decides to go to NYC to spend a few nights in a cheap motel. Holden is …

…Allie's baseball glove wherever he goes because he enjoys reading the poems written in green ink on it. Holden feels that he is the "greatest liar in the world." Holden enjoys "playing around with people." He enjoyed lying to one of his classmate's mother by describing her son as popular and a ladies man. Holden likes to wear his red hunting hat. This is symbolic because it is almost as if he is hunting people.