Holden Caufiled
... Even though he was dead, Allie affected the action, theme and development of Holden. ... Holden could not deal with his death and showed it by causing physical harm to himself. ... Holden said that Allie was "terrifically intelligent" and the "nicest" person. Because Allie died so young, Holden felt that his innocence was taken away from him. ... Such as, Holden acted out and pretended to be people so that you could deal with the pain he felt inside. It caused Holden to condone something that he was strongly opposed to as a mere escape from the present.