Holden Caulfield is the main character in the book The Catcher in the Rye, by JD Salinger. Holden also has a great obsession with sex, even though he remains a virgin. Throughout the book, Holden constantly refers to people as "phonies". There are many times in the book that show how obsessed Holden is with sex. Holden Caulfield believes that sex should be between two people who care a lot about each other and respect each other. He doesn't think sex should ever be a casual thing. For him, sex is degrading, no matter what. Furthermore, Holden believes that no matter how much he likes a girl, if he has sex with her he will see her as an object and he doesn't like that. At one point, Holden becomes angry when he discovers that Stradlater has been having sex with his old crush, Jane. His real emotions behind the anger were that a girl he knew was having sex with a random person he didn't know very well. Holden is also obsessed with getting turned on by girls he doesn't like, like Sally Hayes, who he calls "stupid," even though he agrees to date her. (Spark...