Holden is a complex person with many conflicting characteristics. He has many ambitions and desires for his life but he is faced with the basic conflict in the story,
corruption. This corruption is what drives him and at the same time restricts him Holden's being surrounded by corruption disgusts him. There are a few main
instances in which Holden encounters corruption directly. One type is Stradlater, the 'secret slob'or Ernie, who 'performs for the people'. Two that affect Holden very much is his brother D.B. 'selling out' to the movies and Pheobe eventually having to
grow up. …
