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In Catcher in the Rye, Holden’s family plays a major role in shaping who he is and the events that take place in the novel. After experiencing the death of his younger brother, Allie, Holden spirals in and out of depression while trying to navigate through the “phony” world he lives in. His grief over the loss of his brother coupled with his admiration for his younger sister, Phoebe, Holden’s family is what ultimately leads him to become the “catcher in the rye.”

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- Phoebe is Holden’s younger sister and is someone that, in a way, he looks up to. He admires her intellect and how she is the most trustworthy person he knows. She symbolizes honesty and innocence of childhood, which all Holden truly respects. Phoebe anchors Holden and offers him a safe place exempt from embarrassment and phony people.
- Holden also had a younger brother named Allie, who died prior to the novel setting. Allie’s death plays a major role in the path that Holden chose because Allie was connected with all that was juvenile and innocent also, leading Holden to believe that he should be a “catcher in the rye” to save the young and innocent that are in danger, like his brother Allie.
- D.B. is Holden's older brother who is a "prostitute to Hollywood." Holden tells his audience that he doesn't agree with his brother's choices, but he does still look up to him and strives to have the freedom that D.B. does.

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“He's dead now. He got leukemia and died when we were up in Maine, on July 18, 1946. You'd have liked him. He was two years younger than I was, but he was about fifty times as intelligent. He was terrifically intelligent. His teachers were always writing letters to my mother, telling her what a pleasure it was having a boy like Allie in their class. And they weren't just shooting the crap. They really meant it. But it wasn't just that he was the most intelligent member in the family. He was also the nicest, in lots of ways.” (page 38)

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“I certainly felt like talking to her (Phoebe) on the phone. Somebody with sense and all. [...] You should see her. You never saw a little kid so pretty and smart in your whole life. She’s really smart. [...] You’d like her. I mean if you tell old Phoebe something, she knows exactly what the hell you’re talking about. I mean you can even take her anywhere with you. [...] I and Allie used to take her to the park with us, especially on Sundays.” (pages 66-68)

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"I didn't care, though. I felt so damn happy all of a sudden, the way old Phoebe kept going around and around. I was damn near bawling, I felt so damn happy, if you want to know the truth. I don't know why. I t was just that she looked so damn nice, the way she kept going around and around, in her blue coat and all." (213)

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- CH 1: Holden introduces D.B. and his "touchy" parents
- CH 5: introduction of Allie and his death
- CH 10: Phoebe is introduced and Holden brags on her
- CH 14: Holden still talks to Allie, remembers playing with him
- CH 15: talks about his father's job and his mother's grief over Allie
- CH 18: talks about D.B.'s time in the army
- CH 20: mentions his mother's grief and his relationship with Phoebe
- CH 21: Holden breaks into his own home
- CH 22: Holden talks with Phoebe about flunking out
- CH 24: Holden meets Phoebe at school
CH 25: Phoebe is riding the carousel and Holden decides he can't run away

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Salinger used this topic because it credits Holden as a more reliable narrator than what he makes himself to be. Although Holden, ironically, lies a majority of the time to strangers he meets in New York, the reader is able to see an authentic version of him when he reminiscing about his family. This topic is universal and relatable to most which evokes more emotion from the reader.

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The record Holden wanted to give to Phoebe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyMKVLBqse4

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J.D. Salinger formed the novel around Holden’s longing for his family to carry out the theme of protecting the juvenile and innocent, hence the title Catcher in the Rye.  This topic highlights the major theme and provides more insight to the true meaning of the work as a whole. Holden’s character is jaded and cynical against the “phony” world, but his family allows Holden to feel a sense of security and acceptance.

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This image represents the only time in the novel where Holden is so happy that he is "damn near bawling." He is watching Phoebe go around on the carousel and he is overwhelmed with his love for her.
https://thumbs-prod.si-cdn.com/y1fh1CoBrscrGlNwD7iSEseVSFA=/800x600/filters:no_upscale()/https://public-media.si-cdn.com/filer/201308281030306584908861_bfc69812e4_z.jpg

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This drawing illustrates all that Holden wishes to be, a protecter of the innocent. Throughout the entire novel he strives to protect children who are like his younger siblings.
http://greatlit.qwriting.qc.cuny.edu/files/2014/06/the_catcher_in_the_rye_EdwardAaron-e1402160895423.jpg

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I chose this as the background because it shows Holden admirably watching Phoebe, and also depicts one of the major symbols in the novel.
http://img.over-blog-kiwi.com/610x405-ct/1/94/22/04/20160108/ob_9e81b7_catcher-2.jpg

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This represents one of the biggest motifs in the novel, Allie's mitt. Holden treasures this mitt and takes it very seriously when Stradlater tries to insult it.
http://www.msbigelow.net/_/rsrc/1375133337981/description/allie's%20glove.png?height=233&width=320

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Holden wanted to give Phoebe a record but mistakenly dropped it and was unable to surprise her with this gift.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5i239r-kZow/T6cGpB8VL5I/AAAAAAAAAFY/w-kwJidPg7g/s1600/reco.png