Even though Phoebe, Holden’s younger sister, is six years younger than he is, she is one of his best friends and companions in the entire world. She is very smart, a talented dancer, and cute as can be. Holden loves her dearly. For being so much younger than Holden, I would go as far as to say that she is more mature than he is. She even states this a few times in the book when she scolds Holden for being so immature. However, her beautiful childish nature is what makes Holden love her so much. At the very end of the novel, Holden starts crying when Phoebe is riding the carousel in Central Park because she is so cute, innocent, and sweet. I think this brings out not only the immaturity and childish nature of Holden, but it also shows his grown up side. It seems as though he is an adult and he sees Phoebe and wants to be an innocent child again. The main instance of Phoebe in the story is when Holden plans on running away to get away from it all. He wants to say goodbye to Phoebe, but this just causes more of a conflict for him. She begs and pleads with him to go with him when he runs away. Of course, he does not want this, so he does not allow her to run away with him. She is very upset and does not talk to Holden for quite a while, but she gets over it eventually when they are at the museum.. Phoebe also makes Holden think deeply of his own life rather than hers. One night when Holden comes back to his house in the middle of the night to see Phoebe, she rocks his world. She tells him that he takes nothing seriously and he has no real interests or goals. Holden realizes that she is right, and the bond and friendship between the two grows immensely at this point.
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