Holden.

Teen angst, depression, anxiety: Holden Caulfield. Holden is every angry teenager in the world, thrown into a single male body. The name Holden means ‘deep valley’, which I feel is relevant to Holden’s character. Holden’s outside anger and pain runs far deeper than he lets people know. We, the reader, clearly know all of these anxieties because this is a first person novel. Even though Holden clearly shows external pain and anger to those around him, these pains run far deeper… like a valley.
I do not feel that his parents have helped Holden with his problems at all. With every school Holden gets kicked out of, his parents just place him in a new one, almost no questions asked. Being responsible parents, they should find the route of the problem if they ever want the problem solved. Overly engulfed in the world around them, I feel as though Holden does not get the attention he deserves as a son. Shear neglect is a definite possibility for Holden’s standoffish character.