English II - Semester 1

Sixteen-year-old junior with academic failure from Pencey Prep. He is uncomfortable, and does not like phonies

Holden's dormmate; bad skin and teeth; no one likes him

Holden's roommate; phony friendly; secret slob

one of the few girls that Holden respects; dated Stradlater

younger sister to Holden; very smart; writes her own stories.

Holden's brother. Died before the story began. His death has a lasting effect on Holden.

Holden's older brother, an author who writes movies in Hollywood.

Holden's date to a matinee on Sunday is attractive but shallow and artificial.

Holden's history teacher at Pencey Prep, who unsuccessfully tries to shake Holden out of his academic apathy.

A student at Columbia who was Holden's student advisor at the Whooton School. Luce is three years older than Holden and has a great deal of sexual experience. At Whooton, he was a source of knowledge about sex for the younger boys, and Holden tries to get him to talk about sex at their meeting.

Holden has a LONG talk with him; likes to drink; makes a "flitty" move

The elevator operator at the Edmont Hotel, who procures a prostitute for Holden.

The prostitute whom Holden hires through Maurice. She is one of a number of women in the book with whom Holden clumsily attempts to connect.

A boy at Elkton Hills that killed himself while wearing Holden's turtleneck sweater.

Salem farmer and former lover of Abigail's. He openly denounces Parris and does not attend church.