Society has always been scathing. However, there is some strange reasoning to their own sense of judgement, and most people do not publicly express an opinion about a complete stranger, unless the individual is audacious. Holden Caulfield, a teenager who despises the world is too judgemental that he cannot fathom how there is another side with every story, making civilization’s faults seem bearable than being stuck inside this boy’s pessimistic mind. Thus instead of thinking that humanity is the issue, Holden might be the bigger dilemma, since his thoughts are delusional.
If hypocrisy was a school subject, Holden would have passed that class with flying colors. The character that often says the world is full of phonies and cannot stand them, but does not seem to realize he too acts superficial. During his spontaneous New York City trip, Holden finds himself craving attention, and decides to call up a former flame named Sally Hayes. Whilst these two dated for quite a long time, he confessed that she was ‘the queen of phonies’ (Salinger 116). In fact, the next chapter has Holden seeing Sally. Once glancing over at her attire, the boy added that along with her looking terrific, he ‘felt like marrying her’ and would later on tell Sally in a cab that he loves her. Notably, Holden informed the reader, expressing particularly ‘it was a lie, of course, but the thing is, I meant it when I said it.’ (Salinger 125). …show more content…
However, you quickly discover that he is ‘the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life’ (Salinger 16). Holden lies to himself by calling everyone around him fake, when above all, he behaves like a cheat throughout this entire book. He pretends to be somebody he is not, and surely poses a very important question. If a certain individual fabricates many of his statements, are they really credible for whatever is commented about another
If hypocrisy was a school subject, Holden would have passed that class with flying colors. The character that often says the world is full of phonies and cannot stand them, but does not seem to realize he too acts superficial. During his spontaneous New York City trip, Holden finds himself craving attention, and decides to call up a former flame named Sally Hayes. Whilst these two dated for quite a long time, he confessed that she was ‘the queen of phonies’ (Salinger 116). In fact, the next chapter has Holden seeing Sally. Once glancing over at her attire, the boy added that along with her looking terrific, he ‘felt like marrying her’ and would later on tell Sally in a cab that he loves her. Notably, Holden informed the reader, expressing particularly ‘it was a lie, of course, but the thing is, I meant it when I said it.’ (Salinger 125). …show more content…
However, you quickly discover that he is ‘the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life’ (Salinger 16). Holden lies to himself by calling everyone around him fake, when above all, he behaves like a cheat throughout this entire book. He pretends to be somebody he is not, and surely poses a very important question. If a certain individual fabricates many of his statements, are they really credible for whatever is commented about another