throughout J.D. Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye, but probably

none have as much impact on him as certain members of his immediate

family. The ways Holden acts around or reacts to the various members of

his family give the reader a direct view of Holden’s philosophy

surrounding each member. How do Holden’s different opinions of his

family compare and do his views constitute enough merit to be deemed

Holden makes reference to the word "phony" forty-four separate times

throughout the novel (Corbett 68-73). Each time he seems to be

referring to the subject of this metaphor as -- someone who

discriminates against others, is a hypocrite about something, or has

manifestations of conformity (Corbett 71). Throughout The Catcher in

the Rye, Holden describes and interacts with various members of his

family. The way he talks about or to each gives you some idea of

whether he thinks they are "phony" or normal. A few of his accounts

make it more obvious than others to discover how he classifies each

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The first two examples are excellent illustrations of how Holden

Phoebe but he decides not to because it is so late. "But I certainly

compassion yet also with a jeering tone. Holden makes his mom sound

(Crispell 1). This idea, multiplied with the fact that Allie and Phoebe

golf and play bridge and buy cars and drink Martinis and look like a

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