Holden Caulfield

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fictional character literary character novel protagonist unreliable narrator

Holden Caulfield is the disaffected, introspective teenage narrator of J.D. Salinger’s novel, known for his cynical view of adult “phoniness” and his struggle with alienation and loss.

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Holden Caulfield canonical 39

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
novel protagonist ⓘ
unreliable narrator ⓘ
appearsIn The Catcher in the Rye ⓘ
characterTrait alienated ⓘ
cynical ⓘ
disaffected ⓘ
emotionally sensitive ⓘ
introspective ⓘ
closeRelationship Phoebe Caulfield ⓘ
creator J. D. Salinger ⓘ
desires to protect children from loss of innocence ⓘ
education Elkton Hills School ⓘ
Pencey Prep ⓘ
Whooton School ⓘ
expelledFrom Pencey Prep ⓘ
familyMember Allie Caulfield ⓘ
D. B. Caulfield ⓘ
Phoebe Caulfield ⓘ
fantasy being the catcher in the rye ⓘ
fictionalAge 16 ⓘ
firstAppearance The Catcher in the Rye ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
influenced portrayals of adolescent narrators in literature ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
literaryPeriod postwar American literature ⓘ
literaryStatus iconic figure of 20th-century American fiction ⓘ
medium novel ⓘ
mentalHealthTheme depression ⓘ
possible nervous breakdown ⓘ
narrativeRole first-person narrator ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableConcept phoniness ⓘ
occupation student ⓘ
publicationYearOfFirstAppearance 1951 ⓘ
residence New York City ⓘ
settingOfActions Manhattan ⓘ
sibling Allie Caulfield ⓘ
D. B. Caulfield ⓘ
Phoebe Caulfield ⓘ
symbolOf teenage rebellion ⓘ
youthful alienation ⓘ
themeAssociation adolescent angst ⓘ
alienation ⓘ
critique of adult society ⓘ
loss ⓘ
traumaticEvent death of his brother Allie ⓘ

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The Catcher in the Rye → mainCharacter → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
The Catcher in the Rye → narrator → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
J. D. Salinger → notableCharacterCreated → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
Phoebe Caulfield → siblingOf → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
Phoebe Caulfield → relative → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
D. B. Caulfield → hasSibling → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
Mr. Antolini → student → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
Stradlater → roommateOf → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
Stradlater → causesConflictWith → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
Ackley → hasClassmate → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
Ackley → isClassmateOf → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
Ackley → sharesSettingWith → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
Allie Caulfield → sibling → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
Allie Caulfield → rememberedBy → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
Sally Hayes → hasRelationshipWith → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
Sally Hayes → goesOnDateWith → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
Sally Hayes → hasDialogueWith → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
Sally Hayes → hasConflictWith → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
Sally Hayes → rejectsProposalFrom → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
D. B. → siblingOf → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
D. B. → describedBy → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
D. B. → hasRelative → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
Caulfield → familyMember → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
Caulfield → notableBearer → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
Mrs. Caulfield → hasChild → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
Mrs. Caulfield → relatedTo → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
Pencey Prep → studentCharacter → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
Elkton Hills School → studentCharacter → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
Elkton Hills School → attendedByFictionalCharacter → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
Elkton Hills School → mentionedByNarrator → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
Mrs. Antolini → associatedWith → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
contrasts with Holden Caulfield’s sensitivity → roommateOf → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
subject surface form: Stradlater
contrasts with Holden Caulfield’s sensitivity → contrastsWith → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
subject surface form: Stradlater
contrasts with Holden Caulfield’s sensitivity → causesConflictWith → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
subject surface form: Stradlater
contrasts with Holden Caulfield’s sensitivity → promptsEmotionalReactionIn → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
subject surface form: Stradlater
Jane Gallagher → rememberedBy → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
Jane Gallagher → romanticTensionWith → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
Whooton School → studentCharacter → Holden Caulfield ⓘ
Whooton School → mentionedByNarrator → Holden Caulfield ⓘ