This generation’s teenagers are quick to lie and make their lives seem more ‘interesting’ or ‘socially acceptable’. They all strive to be the most ‘popular’. Some girls like to lie about their diets, saying things like, “I love to eat kale and I make fresh fruit and vegetable smoothies every morning.” Knowing that they never seen a real piece of kale in their life. Just as Holden says about Pencey Prep, All the boys are doing is bragging and pretending to like things to be perceived as ‘cool’. “It’s full of phonies…and you have to keep making believe you give a damn if the football team loses…” Teenagers have not
This generation’s teenagers are quick to lie and make their lives seem more ‘interesting’ or ‘socially acceptable’. They all strive to be the most ‘popular’. Some girls like to lie about their diets, saying things like, “I love to eat kale and I make fresh fruit and vegetable smoothies every morning.” Knowing that they never seen a real piece of kale in their life. Just as Holden says about Pencey Prep, All the boys are doing is bragging and pretending to like things to be perceived as ‘cool’. “It’s full of phonies…and you have to keep making believe you give a damn if the football team loses…” Teenagers have not