They would not experience the guidance from older adults to correct wrong behavior. The guidance of an elder isn't present and they need to learn by themselves. .
Harrison Smith has defined Holden's friendships quite clearly "What was wrong with Holden was his moral revulsion against anything that was ugly, evil, cruel, or what he called "phony' and his acute responsiveness to beauty and innocence, especially the innocence of the very young." (Smith 1). Holden sees the world as a evil, cruel place where everyone is out to get him. He reacts to the people of the world as the ones creating these feelings of grief for him so he distances himself from these characters. As he shuts himself away from these people he suffers from loneliness. He sadly continually paralyses his cooperation with real friends. .
His school experiences also tie into his friendships with others . Especially his infamous roommate Stradlater, and a loser of a next door neighbor Ackley. Holden's phony addiction gets him into trouble with Stradlater, only leading to his "down fall".that is to the dorm floor when he loses the fist fight match against Stradlater. Holden looks for the flaw in everyone and tries to eliminate that person that he sees as a threat. So, Holden decides to face off against the phony Stradlater to take out revenge for Stradlater apparently giving Jane Gallagher - an old next door neighbor when Holden was a child - the time of her life in the back of Ed Banks' car. .
Holden also thinks every teacher is a phony who pretends to be helpful to students. Sadly If Holden has trouble in school he does not seek help from peers because he believes that they are phony, and we must remember, he does not associate with these types of individuals. Hence this point is tied into one of the reasons he is being kicked out of Pencey, failing 4 out of 5 courses. T. Morris puts it best by saying "Holden Caulfield is so super-sensitive to other's faults that he has no friends, among boys at least" (Morris 1).
