Question

Why does Holden think about James Castle when Phoebe asks him to name one thing that he likes a lot? What does it tell us about Holden when he says, "Just because somebody's dead, you don't just stop liking them, for God's sake---especially if they were a thousand times nicer than the people you know that’re alive and all"?

Answer 1

It tells us that Holden is very much still grieving for Allie, and Allie was one of the only people he liked.

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