Holden Caulfield Compare And Contrast

Holden Caulfield is a very sophisticated character created by J.D. Salinger, not comparable to many characters in other novels. One character he relates strongly with is Phoebe Caulfield. As Holden superior in age to Phoebe, she is clearly the more mature person in state of mind. Phoebe tries to be the best that she can be in school, achieving A’s on almost everything she does, while Holden doesn’t apply himself in anything but English class. One thing that they have in common is the knowledge to have a good conversation, something that most people don’t have. With their many differences, Holden still admires Phoebe and wishes to talk to her whenever he can, because she is about the only person that is willing to talk to a crazy person.
As stated before, Holden is not very right in the head, as his younger sister seems to be
Holden does not seem to care very much about his education, even though he seems to be a very good writer. Contrary, Phoebe writes about her name, her daily experiences through a diary, and whatever else she has time to do. She always has her homework done and always gets good grades. This is completely opposite of Holden, as he cannot find a school to stay in for more than a few months. Saying Phoebe is smarter that Holden cannot be truly proved, because Holden doesn’t really apply himself in school.
Although Phoebe and Holden have their differences, both of them have amazing conversational prowess. Holding a conversation is not a problem for Holden and Phoebe, as they seem to have everything to talk about. Holden loves talking to his sister for hours when he needs relief from school. Holden seems to make many friends by just talking to people, even with all these friends he still feels depressed. Clearly, talking to people helps Holden with his issues of depression. When he talks with Allie or Phoebe, he forgets about all his