He goes to Ernie’s, where Ernie is playing the piano. Holden says, “I’m not sure what the name of the song was that he was playing, but whatever it was, he was really stinking it up,” (Salinger 110). Holden goes on to say that Ernie acts like a phony, but before, Holden was saying that Ernie actually is really good. Holden is being phony here because he actually probably does like Ernie’s playing, but he is jealous of all the attention Ernie gets for it. Holden often times shows his jealousy by calling people phony. Holden thinks, “Then he and old Sally started talking about a lot of people they both knew. It was the phoniest conversation you ever heard in your life,” (Salinger 166). This is when Holden is on a date with Sally Hayes. During the date Sally strikes up a conversation with a boy named George, who she had met a while ago. Holden becomes jealous and calls both Sally and George a phony. In reality he is just jealous that George has Sally’s attention and he does
He goes to Ernie’s, where Ernie is playing the piano. Holden says, “I’m not sure what the name of the song was that he was playing, but whatever it was, he was really stinking it up,” (Salinger 110). Holden goes on to say that Ernie acts like a phony, but before, Holden was saying that Ernie actually is really good. Holden is being phony here because he actually probably does like Ernie’s playing, but he is jealous of all the attention Ernie gets for it. Holden often times shows his jealousy by calling people phony. Holden thinks, “Then he and old Sally started talking about a lot of people they both knew. It was the phoniest conversation you ever heard in your life,” (Salinger 166). This is when Holden is on a date with Sally Hayes. During the date Sally strikes up a conversation with a boy named George, who she had met a while ago. Holden becomes jealous and calls both Sally and George a phony. In reality he is just jealous that George has Sally’s attention and he does