In the first 26 pages of The Catcher in the Rye, the author characterizes Holden with many traits. One trait that was mostly prevalent was Holden's hypocritical tendencies. As a narrator, he exclaims how others are "Phony", yet he often shows throughout the first few chapters how much of a phony he is himself. There are many instances where he, as a narrator, accuses others of being bogus, yet the way his characters actions contradict his own beliefs that he tells the reader, prove that he is a hypocrite himself. While talking to “Old Spencer”, his teacher, who notes that “I had the privilege of meeting your mother and dad...They’re grand people.” Holden agrees with what the teacher sais, but then tells the reader “Grand. There’s a word I
