Wednesday 11 March 2009

In The Catcher in the Rye, how is Holden being a hypocrite? What are some things he says that make him one?

Despite
the fact thatlabels nearly everyone he meets a "phony," he is one of the foremost
hypocrites in the story and continually contradicts himself. For example, Holden continually
criticizes the American entertainment industry yet pretends that he is an actor several times,
alludes to various movies, and even takesto a show. Holden is continually criticizing adults for
pretending to be people they are not in order to manipulate others but tellsthat his name is
Rudolf Schmidt and the girls he meets at the Lavender Room that his name is Jim
Steele.

Holden also tells the reader that he looks much older than he really
is and is constantly mistaken as an older man because of his gray hair. However, Holden finds it
difficult to purchase an alcoholic drink and the girls at the Lavender Room make fun of him for
being so young. Holden also refers to himself as "quite sexy" but is an inexperienced
virgin who refuses to engage in intercourse with a willing...

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