D.B. Caulfield

D.B. Holden Caulfield is Holden Caulfield's older brother, now living in Hollywood as a screenwriter and writer. He is the embodiment of adult phoniness in Holden Caulfield's eyes—a man who has sacrificed genuine artistic integrity for commercial success and money in the corrupt movie industry. Holden Caulfield speaks of him with bitter contempt, viewing his career as a betrayal of authentic creativity. D.B.'s relationship with Holden Caulfield is distant and strained; they do not have genuine connection, and Holden Caulfield uses D.B. as a symbol of how the adult world corrupts and diminishes people who once may have had promise or talent.