1. Holden's Ideal
... inward emotional turmoil, phoniness, and his idealistic fantasies. Holden's life is tormented by his constant search for the ideal. There have only been two people who have ever embodied Holden's model of perfection: Allie, his younger brother, and Jane, who used to be his next door neighbor. Allie is ... himself from feeling inadequate. While watching a movie he almost enjoys, Holden makes excuses to help him not like it. He says that the actors "[don't] act like people and they [don't] act like actors. It's hard to explain. They [act] more like they [know] they [are] celebrities and all...
- Word Count: 1855
- Approx Pages: 7
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School