The Catcher in the Rye Main Character Holden Caulfield is the main character in ‘The Catcher in the Rye’. Like most people, Holden’s mind wanders, and that’s what I found the most interesting about him. He’s sixteen years old, and he just got kicked out of another boarding school: Pencey Prep. He’s tall, and skinny and he's not broad-shouldered. He’s got a crewcut. His dad’s a corporate lawyer and he is pretty rich. Holden really is a nice guy, but he’s rally insecure and keeps proving himself to the reader that he doesn’t have many principles by drinking and smoking pretty