Holden is the protagonist and the narrator of the novel. He is a 16-year-old junior who has been expelled from Pencey Prep for academic failure. Holden is very intelligent, and sensitive, but he narrated the novel in a cynical and jaded tone. He thinks everyone is phony, and believes that he looks much older than he his.
Ackley is Holden's next-door neighbor in the dormitory at Pencey Prep. Ackley often barges into Holden's room and doesn't seem to take the hint to leave.
Stradlater is Holden's roommate at Pencey Prep. He is a handsom
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