Who is Holden Caulfield?

Holden Caulfield REALLY confuses me. Sometimes I see the lonely side of him and it makes me sad that he doesn't really have anyone to confide in. Other times.... I see the jerk side in Holden that sort of turns me off of his character. I just think that Holden would be a lot better off if he stopped judging people. His method of meeting people and relationships with others starts with judging and then he gets to know what type of person they are, by their words and actions to him. I think that the studying on the book that I have been doing has really helped me to realize that Holden is not just some self absorbed jerk that mopes around and feels sorry for himself. He is really trying and that is what makes me like him. I can relate to him on some of his difficulties in life but i just don't really deal with it the way that Holden would. I think that he is just trying to figure out who he is and what hes all about. He needs to make some true friends to help him along the way because the people that you surround yourself with and do things with are a reflection of who you are as a person. Once Holden finds a true friend to help guide him, he will find out who he truly is. The hard thing is that to find a true friend, he will probably need to stop judging the book by its cover. :)