Examples Of Hypocrisy In Catcher In The Rye

Hypocrisy The Catcher in the Rye While reading the book, the reader will determine the hypocrisy of Holden throughout the story. This book is an example of man vs society because it tells you the struggles holden is going through with his life, especially when he is in school. Also what will help the reader understand how Holden gets into all this trouble from being far away from home is; the theme, the setting, and most important of all is the ironic events. Holden has his own way of thinking things like everybody else but his problem is that he is a hypocrite when people behave a different way of what he believes. He thinks whatever he is doing is always right and he is never wrong. When he sees other people succeed, he thinks as …show more content…
This is a very important effect on this story and on the behavior of Holden. He was studying at this school called Pencey Prep in Agerstown, Pennsylvania. His family lived in New York city. As a reader, it shows how studying out of town affects the attitude of Holden and he does not focus and does not take his grades or classes serious. “Where I want to start telling is the day I left Pencey Prep… I forgot to tell you about that. They kicked me out.” (J.D.Salinger) This lets the reader know how irresponsible and childish he is throughout the story. It tells you how sarcastic he is about something seriously. “... I was flunking four subjects and not applying myself and all. They gave me a frequent warning to start applying myself-especially around midterms, when my parents came up for a conference with old Thurmer-but I did not do it.” (J.D.Salinger) Holden even says that they are giving him chances to not fail the year. Even though they are giving him chances he cares less and even admits he did not want to apply himself at school and get better. The reader concluded that studying out of town where he is not with his family gave him bad influences, and followed the wrong