Holden Caulfield
Teenage narrator who rejects the "phoniness" of adult society after being expelled from prep school. Holden represents adolescent alienation, loss of innocence, and the painful transition to adulthood. His protection of childhood innocence (catching children in the rye) reveals deep compassion beneath cynicism.
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