In the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, characters help portray many themes. JD Saligner has creatively infused his work with diverse themes. Holden unconsciously amplifies the importance of the themes, of which he is often unaware. This novel is sophisticatedly written in a way that allows us to see all the themes clearly. The themes depicted in the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger include falsehood, psychological alienation, and the futile protection of innocence. The first obvious theme in the novel is falsehood. Holden hates impostors. He can't understand them. Everyone around him is pretty fake, even his own family. His brother works in Hollywood, as a screenwriter, and he was just a story writer. Holden turns his brother's success into a failure by concluding that DB is the height of phoniness. DB was a great writer, Holden even admits that he loved his stories, but Holden believes that DB sold himself out by sacrificing his great writing for money and fame. For example, the quote “He's got a lot of money now. He Didn't Once", (1), shows that Holden believes that his brother no longer cares about the quality of his writing, but only about the amount of "dough" he is producing. The falsehood also appears in the way Holden and JD Salinger characterize Ossenburger. Ossenburger is as fake as they say. He is a rich man who attended Pencey Preparatory and had a dormitory named after him and despises Ossenburger creating more funeral homes. He gives Pencey speeches about putting in hard work and prayer to be as successful as him, which Holden finds offensive. He states, “He said he talked to Jesus all the time middle of paper... the truth that tore apart Holden's innocence. Holden was thirteen when his eleven-year-old brother Allie died of leukemia and his brother's death destroyed him garage the night it is dead, and I broke all the damn windows with my fist, just for the hell of it,” (39), it is evident that he has not addressed Allie's death or the fact that death made his mind grow faster than his body. Allie caused Holden's downfall in the long run and is the cause of many themes in the book. In conclusion, the novel The Young Friend has many different themes including falsehood, psychological alienation, and the protection of the innocent. Holden Caulfield develops these themes throughout the novel. The novel successfully portrays each theme in various ways and teaches many good life lessons to the readers.