Phoebe collage

This collage represents Holden's little sister Phoebe. The faces of different girls are meant to collectively represent Phoebe's physical appearance because "she has this sort of red hair" (67), and that's what kind of hair all the girls pictured have. The photo of the man holding the young girl on his shoulders represents the happy big brother-little sister relationship Phoebe and Holden have. The word "reading" and the image of the stack of books represent Phoebe's affinity for reading and writing--"You never saw a kid with so many notebooks" (160). Phoebe also is very passionate, and this is what the image of the person holding a suitcase stands for; it references the scene where Phoebe packs her bags and decides to go with Holden out West. The words "fresh," "life," "bouncy," and "energy" are meant to stand for Phoebe's energetic, fresh affect. An example of this liveliness is when Holden talks about how she talks out loud to The 39 Steps, which is "her favorite" (67). Most everyone likes her: "She killed Allie, too. I mean he liked her, too....she still kills everybody--everybody with any sense, anyway" (68). And of course, Phoebe is intelligent: "You never saw a little kid so pretty and smart in your whole life" (67). This is complemented by the picture of the person lying in bed, thinking, which is meant to represent how Phoebe sits in bed and contemplates things when Holden comes to visit her.

Overall, Phoebe is a splendid character, and she has many vivid attributes whose essences are difficult to capture in one collage.