I disagree with your statement that Holden is confident. You mentioned that he has no qualms about criticizing others, however, he never actually voices any of these criticisms outloud. He merely thinks them. For example, Holden says that Ackley has a “terrible personality” and is a “nasty guy” yet he is still kind towards him, or at least civil (Salinger, 19). Even though Holden may dislike Ackley, he still allows him to spend time in his room and makes conversation with him. Holden never actually acts on his thoughts. Also, when Stradlater asks Holden to write his composition for him Holden does so even though he calls Stradlater a “bastard” and gets offended when he yawns while asking him to do the favor (Salinger, 28). If Holden truly had
