Stradlater, Holden’s roommate from Pencey, was a cunning, young man, who always goes out with girls. Holden describes Stradlater as a secret slob, but never cleans his room or his razor, which makes him phony. Although Stradlater is a charming young man, he is actually a date rapist, “His date kept saying, ‘No--please. Please don’t. Please.’ But old Stradlater kept snowing her”(Salinger 56). For this reason, Holden believes Stradlater is a phony who pretends to be a charming, sincere person, but is a fake person, who treats girls
