Character+Analysis

Holden & Phoebe Stradlater & Ackley Allie & Mr. Antolini Maurice & Sunny
 * Holden is a [|troubles kid] who smokes and thinks that everyone in the world has issues but himself
 * Holden runs away from school because he is failing all of his grades.He is failing because he has [|trust issues] with other people and believes everyone is untrue to themselves
 * Phoebe is Holden’s little sister. she is a [|gifted child] and an amazing dancer.
 * [|Phoebe]  also is Holden’s favorite sister and he turns to her whenever he needs someone to talk to. She is one of the only one Holden likes to talk to.
 * [|Ackley] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">is one of those kids that is doesn’t listen to you unless you yell at him. He has a pimple face, he’s annoying and he will come into your room and take stuff that isn’t his and put it back in the wrong place. Holden spends a lot of time with Ackley even though he isnt a big fan of him.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ackley often lies to Holden about his sexual life and he lies about many different things to make himself feel better.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Stradlater]is Holdens roommate he is very handsome, popular and calls Holden a “secret slob”
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Allie was Holden’s little brother who was left handed and died of leukemia. He was one of the only ones who Holden liked to be around and his death could explain some of the reasons why Holden is so negative, going back to impact of death in topic 3.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www-treatmentcenter.com/search/impact-of-leukemia-on-teenager__]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Allie also had a baseball mitt that was very special to Holden because it was a memento of his dead brother. This shows that Holden does have some compassion and sensitivity.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mr. Antolini was one of Holden’s teachers at Elkton Hills they were also very close friends and could be the reason goes to see him, for advice.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://voices.yahoo.com/preserving-family-mementos-10183813.html?cat=30__]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.shmoop.com/catcher-in-the-rye/mr-antolini.html__]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Despite Mr. Antolini being married there were signs that he may have been coming onto Holden which creates a very awkward feeling. Even the people that Holden likes and trusts are strange in ways.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://voices.yahoo.com/are-student-teacher-relations-still-inappropriate-1383161.html__]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Maurice is the man who works the elevator at the hotel where Holden is staying.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Maurice is a pimp and he talks with Holden in the elevator, Maurice sends a prostitute up to the room Holden is staying in.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sunny is the prostitute that is sent up to Holden’s room.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Maurice is sunny’s pimp and sunny collects his money.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.shmoop.com/catcher-in-the-rye/maurice.html__]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.shmoop.com/catcher-in-the-rye/sunny.html__]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://mjoel.edublogs.org/2011/04/15/sunny-and-maurice/__]