👉 Phoenicid is a literary character in the novel "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger. The character, who represents the innocence and purity of childhood, embodies the ideals of innocence, purity, and freedom from societal constraints. Phoebe, the protagonist's younger sister, is a phoenicid, representing innocence, purity, and the desire to be free from societal constraints.