Phoebe is Holden's little sister. She is my favorite character in the book because she is very head strong. She knows what she wants and she will do anything to get it. She puts one-hundred and ten percent into everything she does in her life. She also puts a lot of heart and hope into the people in her life. She had an older brother named Allie who she of course loved dearly. Even more than probably anyone else because of how deep she loved things. He brother Holden was also very close to him as well. This played a huge role in Holden and Phoebe's relationship. This brought them a lot closer to one another because they had the loss of their brother to bond on. That was the a big release of pain for them because they had someone to talk to about it. Phoebe also was very persistent. She never just gave up on something because she thought it might be to hard. When her brother was leaving her she didn't just decide that is was okay and that she couldn't do anything about it. Instead she packed her bags and planned on leaving with him. (Salinger, J.D. pg. 208) This is just the kind of strong willed little girl she is. She was not going to let the person she loves so dearly leave without her. This shows the strength and bond of her and Holden's relationship. Phoebe was the only reason Holden ever really found happiness at all. Phoebe taught Holden how to be himself and helped him find the person he really was deep down inside. Although Holden only really acted himself around her, Phoebe was the only real reason he found himself in the first place. This makes he a huge character in the book. Also this makes he my favorite. Phoebe became Holden's true happiness and when he was around her that is how he felt, happy.
Salinger, J.D. The Catcher in the Rye. Little, Brown and Company. 1951.
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