Holden Caulfield- The storyteller of the narrative who is 16 old ages old. He is six pess two with grey hair. He is really immature, but can move older than his age. He finds himself in a destructive universe and is really disquieted about it.

D. B Caulfield- Holden ‘s older brother who used to be a regular author, but is now in Hollywood where he is composing for telecasting plans. He used to function in the ground forces, but now a author. He is the writer of a short narrative called “ The Secret Goldfish ” . He is besides a cocotte in Hollywood.

Selma Thurmer- She was the girl of Pencey Prep ‘s schoolmaster. She goes to Pencey ‘s football games frequently and had a conversation with Holden on a coach from Agerstown.

Robert Tichener and Paul Campbell- Holden ‘s friends in Pencey who wanted to toss a football about to each other until it was acquiring dark. They did n’t desire to halt but they had to finally.

Mr. Zambesi- He made Holden, Paul, and Robert to halt throwing the football, travel back to the residence hall, and acquire ready for dinner.

Mrs. Spencer- Mr. Spencer ‘s married woman who Holden thinks likes him.

Mr. Spencer- This is Holden ‘s history instructor at Pencey. Holden visits him before go forthing the school. He flunks Holden and reads his essay on “ the Egyptians ” aloud as an account. He smells like Vicks Nose Drop and is ill. Mr. Spencer says, “ Life is a game, male child ” ( Salinger, pg. 8 ) .

Mr. and Mrs. Caulfield- They are Holden ‘s parents. Mr. Caulfield is a man of affairs and Mrs. Caulfield ca n’t kip good because she ‘s disquieted about Allie ‘s decease. Mr. Spencer says they are expansive people.

Mr. Haas- Mr. Haas is headmaster at Elkton Hills. Holden remembers him as a large hypocrite, because he would non speak to parents who were “ funny-looking ” at unfastened houses.

Dr. Thurmer- Dr. Thurmer is the schoolmaster at Pencey Prep. He tells Holden that life ‘s a game. When a individual named Marsalla allow one rake in chapel, everyone pretended they did n’t hear it, but Dr. Thurmer heard it did anyhow when he was stating his address.

Ossenburger- He was one of Pencey ‘s alumnas who made a batch of money opening funeral places. He gave a address in the Pencey chapel. He besides said that he talked to Jesus, inquiring him to direct a few more stiffs.

Edgar Marsalla- He is Holden ‘s friend at Pencey Prep school. He let out a rake during Ossenburger ‘s address.

Robert Ackley- Holden calls him “ Ackley child ” . He roomed following to Holden at Pencey. No 1 truly liked him he was nosey and he was ever soiled. Holden was nice plenty to take him to town.

Ward Stradlater- He is Holden ‘s roomie at Pencey. He is fine-looking and shoal at times. While he is acquiring ready for his day of the month with Jane Gallagher, he is inquiring Holden to make his composing for him. After he comes back from his day of the month, Holden and Ward have a battle. Holden thinks he is bogus.

Mr. Hartzell- He is Holden and Ward Stradlater ‘s English instructor at Pencey. He thinks Holden is a hot-shot in English.

Howie Coyle- He is a hoops participant at Pencey. Robert Ackley kept stating that he has a “ perfect physique ” .

Jane Gallagher- This is Stradlater ‘s day of the month and Holden ‘s childhood friend. Holden did non see her as a hypocrite because he knew her when she was younger. When she and Holden played draughtss, she would ne’er travel her male monarchs out of the back row.

Mal Brossard- He is a grappler in Pencey who goes eats a Burger and possibly watch a film with Holden and Ackley.

Allie Caulfield- Holden ‘s younger brother who died of leukaemia. He was a bright, sensitive nice male child. He ever wrote poesy on his baseball hand.

Ed Banky- He is Pencey ‘s hoops manager. Stradlater was one of his pets so he lets Stradlater do usage of his auto to travel on his day of the month with Jane Gallagher.

Ely- Ely is Ackley ‘s roomie who went out of town.

Frederick Woodruff- He is a Pencey pupil who bought Holden ‘s typewriter, which was for about 20 vaulting horses.

Mrs. Morrow- She is Ernest Morrow ‘s female parent. Holden thinks she is a pretty adult female. Holden meets her on the train from Agerstown to New York City. He lies to her

about her boy. Holden besides tells her that he has a encephalon tumour.

Ernest Morrow- He is Holden ‘s schoolmate at Pencey. Holden lies and tells his female parent that he is popular but sensitive, but he is truly doubtless and “ about every bit sensitive as a blasted lavatory place ” ( Salinger, pg. 55 )

Rudolf Schmidt- Calls himself this name to Ernest female parent, Mrs. Morrow, because he does n’t experience lik giving her his whole life narrative. Rudolf was the janitor of Holden ‘s residence hall.

Phoebe Caulfield- This is Holden ‘s ten-year-old sister. She is a really smart miss. Holden says she is roller-skate skinny with ruddy hair. She likes to compose miss books that she ne’er coatings. She is loving and friendly. Holden visits her, and while with her, he decides that he would wish to salvage kids like her from going hypocrites. She besides subsequently convinces Holden to return place.

Carl Luce- He is Holden ‘s schoolmate at Whooton School. He meets Holden at Ernie ‘s for drinks. He is a really mature cat. He is dating a Chinese adult female in her late mid-thirtiess. He besides knows a batch about people.

Edmont Hotel Bellboy- He is a really old cat that was around 65 old ages old.

Ann Louis Sherman- Ann was the miss that Holden necked with all dark even though she was a hypocrite.

Faith Cavendish- She is a stripper. Holden gives her a call to seek to put up a day of the month, but it ‘s excessively late.

Eddie Birdsell- A Princeton pupil that Holden met at a party and gave Holden Faith ‘s figure to hold a good clip.

Marty, Laverne, and Bernice Crabs or Krebs- Holden meets three misss at the Lavender Room. They ‘re tourers. He dances with each of them, but Bernice dances the best out of all of them. They spend their clip looking for film stars to.

Mr. Cudahy- Jane Gallagher ‘s female parent ‘s hubby who is on drugs and Holden thought he was a “ booze-hound ” .

Ernie- He is a piano participant and the proprietor of the Ernie ‘s cabaret. Holden thinks he is a hypocrite.

Lillian Simmons- She was D.B ‘s girlfriend and Holden runs into her at Ernie ‘s and asks how D.B is making.

Commander Blop- He was the Navy cat with Lillian Simmons. Holden thinks he is one of the cats who break four of your fingers merely agitating custodies.

Raymond Goldfarb- He is Holden ‘s friend at Whooton School. They got rummy together in a chapel on a Saturday dark. Raymond got really intoxicated, but Holden was all right and all right. He did puke, but he forced himself to make it.

Maurice- He was Edmont lift operator who sends a miss up to Holden ‘s room for a good clip. After holding on a monetary value, Maurice wants more money. So they start contending and a lady named Sunny takes the money out of his billfold and they both leave.

Sunny- She is a immature cocotte who is sent to Holden ‘s room. She is shallow, uneducated, etc. Holden and Sunny merely talk and non making anything else. Holden gives her a five, but she says 10 and wo n’t give it to her and she calls him a “ crumb-bum ” .

Bobby Fallen- He was Holden ‘s friend in Maine when he was younger. One twenty-four hours, Holden refused to take Allie with him to Bobby Fallon ‘s house because

Allie was merely a kid.

Arthur Childs- He was Holden ‘s schoolmate at Whooton School. He was a Friend and he read the Bible all the clip. He and Holden talked about the Bible and they both disagreed.

Sally Hayes- This was Holden ‘s old girlfriend. Sally loves to travel to travel the theatre. Both Sally and Holden go on a day of the month, see the drama based on the Lunts, and so travel skating at the Radio City. Holden so asks her to run away with him and so calls her a name. She besides has a Christmas tree that needs to be trimmed.

Dick Slagle- He is Holden ‘s roomie at Elkton Hills School. They shared a room with their bags and he said that Holden ‘s bag was businessperson.

The Two Nuns- Holden meets these two at the train station where they are roll uping money. One is an English instructor. They discuss “ Romeo and Juliet ” over eggs. Holden gives them 10 dollars as a part.

Mrs. Hayes- This is Sally Hayes ‘ female parent. Holden spoke to her on the phone while he was rummy.

Miss Aigletinger- She is Holden ‘s grammar instructor. She frequently took her category to the Museum of Natural History.

Gertrude Levine- She was Holden ‘s spouse for the circuit of the Museum of Natural History. She would keep your manus and it would be gluey and sweaty.

Harris Macklin- Holden roomed with him for two months at Elkton Hills. He was a dullard to Holden. He could whistle great though. Holden ne’er told him he thought he was a great Whistler.

Al Pike- Jane Gallagher dated this cat earlier. He wore white Latex swimming short pantss and ever traveling for a high honkytonk in the H2O. He was hot material harmonizing to himself.

James Castle- He was a schoolmate at Elkton Hills. His name was following to Holden ‘s at axial rotation call. He refused to take back something that he said. Jumped

out of a window and died. Holden heard him land and saw him dead