In a society filled with impurity, Holden Caulfield seeks purity and innocence in everyone around him. Lonely, affectionate and critical, Holden is the narrator and protagonist of The Catcher in the Rye. His actions and the way he acts reveal that Holden is very lonely and longs for human companionship. Holden is a little mature beyond his years, but still desires pleasures like any other teenager. After meeting people, Holden becomes very judgmental about how people act. These traits all come together in the end and place Holden in a mental institution, living just a few miles from his big brother. Throughout the story, Holden tells the reader that he is very lonely, but he never does anything to get rid of it. feeling. He has been burned repeatedly by his friends and people he loves, making it difficult for him to want anyone in his life. Holden invited Ackley to the movies, because Holden knew Ackley spent his Saturdays alone. Then, when Holden needed a friend or a place to sleep, Ackley wanted Holden to leave. Instead of Stradlater thanking Holden for writing his article, Stradlater does the opposite and yells at Holden. So it's very obvious that Holden has been injured multiple times and lost the need for a companion. When he arrives in New York, the first thing he does is go to a phone booth and leave without calling anyone. This passage from the story says a lot about Holden: “I couldn't find anyone to call. My brother DB was in Hollywood. My little sister Phoebe goes to bed around nine, so I couldn't call her. (...) They would be my parents. So it was over. Then I thought about giving Jane Gallagher's mother a call, and finding out when Jane would be on vacation...... middle of paper ...... there be a pure place , without corrupt people who fall into the trap of greed, money and drugs. Throughout the story, the biggest hypocrite is Holden, which means he is the biggest fake. Holden ran away from home, from school, lies but criticizes liars, gets extremely upset when others swear, but he swears more than often. While walking through the school, Holden notices, "Someone had written 'Fuck you' on the wall." It almost drove him crazy. [He] was thinking about how Phoebe and all the other little kids would see it, and how they would wonder what it meant, and then finally some brat would tell them - all arrogant, naturally - what it meant, and how they would all think about it and maybe even worry about it for a few days. (p. 201) This passage really shows how much Holden cares about the innocence of children, especially his sister, and how he wants to preserve that..