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in response to question number five, i believe the reason Holden was able to give his approval was because he could in a way relate to Allie and James Castles because of several reasons. the first thing is both of these people weren't necessarily as "phoinie as the other people in Holdens life. by not as phoinie i mean they were comfortable with being themselfs and saying what they meant as we learn from Holden's memories with Allie's baseball glove and the initial reason James jumped out of his window. Holden hates people who don't tell the truth or butter peole up, or over use words, so speaking ones mind is obivously a trait he would like. But Holden is the worlds best lier and constantly says something way different from what he is thinking so i think he is able to like these boys because they also acomplished what he isn't. the next reason why i believe Holden was able to relate to Allie and James is their youth. Holden has a rather negative perspective of the adult world despite his attempts to act older. i think he considers his brother a better person because he never had the oppurtunity to allow money and mature topics and harsh realities "corrupt" him.