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Holden
Holden Through Salinger's Holden Caulfield, the name became inextricably linked to youthful idealism, cynicism, and the painful transition to adulthood. Characters named Holden are often depicted as sensitive observers who see through social pretense and suffer for their honesty — too principled to compromise, too young to know how to survive without doing so.
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Holden Caulfield
The Catcher in the Rye — J.D. Salinger
The alienated sixteen-year-old narrator whose raw, immediate voice and fierce hatred of "phoniness" made him one of the most iconic characters in American literature.
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