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It is obvious that Phoebe is much more mature and articulate for her age to realize something like that so quickly. It is also surprising on how quickly Phoebe realizes that Holden came home earlier than expected. It isn’t too hard to understand that she and Holden are especially close since one of their brothers is dead and the other lives miles from their home. Not only does Holden feel great affection for Phoebe, Phoebe feels great affection for Holden as well. Phoebe’s or anybody’s all day and all night long. Take me long, and I can read that kind of stuff, some kid’s notebook,

“I sat there on D.B.’s desk and read the whole notebook. It is obvious that being with children such as Phoebe makes Holden very happy. Everything that he says of Phoebe is something that brings contentment to him and he becomes gentle and avoids the jokes that usually fill his sentences. She is one of the few people he feels great affection for and he talks about her with obvious happiness. He won’t give them a chance to express themselves unless he decides that their first impression towards them makes them “likeable”.Īlthough Phoebe Caulfield may be Holden’s younger sister, she is someone whom Holden looks up to for support and advice. He automatically assumes that they are “phony” because of their first impression towards him. Yet, it seems obvious that the reason for his failed attempts of communication is because he won’t allow people to express themselves as they are. In others, he usually ends up being hostile towards them. In the conversations Holden has with people, he usually makes up lies or ends up embarassing them or himself. The reader can see Holden Caulfield’s failed attempts to communicate with people. Salinger, illustrates the protagonist’s difficulty in communicating with other people, especially with the women he encounters throughout the novel. In this novel, “The Catcher in the Rye,” the author, J.D. Yet, some people have difficulties in communicating with others especially when they see problems among the people they try to communicate with. Human companionship is something everyone will do anything for. It is a worldwide known concept that communication among different people is a necessity of one’s life if it is to be a happy one.