Phoebe Josephine Caulfield is Holden's younger sister.
Biography[]
Phoebe lives with her parents in New York. She is implied to be very close to his brothers, especially Holden, who holds her in high regard, thinking of her to be wise beyond her years much like their other sibling Allie who died of leukemia.
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Character analysis[]
Phoebe is widely interpreted to be the symbolization of childhood innocence Holden is trying to protect.
In Salinger's earlier short story Last Day of the Last Furlough, the relationship between the characters Babe and Mattie mirrors Phoebe's relationship with Holden.