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Catcher in the Rye

            Holden Caullfield expresses his feelings in an open and raw manner that in turn arouses the darker side of the reader. We have all been there at one time or another. He saw other people with only their negative traits, observing their minute details. He saw Ackley as a kid who wore a mask of goofiness to hide his real views. He saw his roommate, Stradler as a mediocre student who got there only by using other people's brains. He asked Holden to write his assignment while he went out on a date.
             He enjoyed not being himself by lying to people. He lied to the lady on the train when he was running away from school. He seemed to enjoy the lie that he was happy at school by so doing impressing the lady. Holden also enjoyed lying to the two women in the bar at the sleazy hotel. He was duping two women into believing there were famous people inside the bar. .
             He thought poorly of others because he felt poorly about himself. He didn't want to grow up into adulthood. His social studies teacher, Spencer was an old man who was feeble and dropped his chalk. His mother was always sad because Holden's brother had died. He also felt bad about his brother dying and somehow felt it was his fault. He was not pleased that he used other women and could not follow through on his offer of sex at the last minute.
             He lied to rescue himself from risky behavior. He told the hooker at the last minute that he had a physical impairment. After he is beaten up by the pimp of the hooker, he thinks about jumping out the window. He lies to himself that he doesn't want everyone to see his body.
             By lying to people he received relief from his depression which in turn resulted in lying to himself. He lost a realistic hold on reality by doing this. He lies to his parents - that is, he does not tell them that he dropped out of school. He denies to himself that he really needs to go home. Instead, he calls his friend, Sally for a date.


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