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

From the very first page of the novel, Holden begins to refer to his

He's in Hollywood. That's isn't too far from this crumby place, and he

hot-shot. How would you know you weren't being a phony? The trouble

about his brother. Holden seems to respect his older brother somewhat

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

absurdly exaggerated portrayals of reality and subsequently because his

unswervingly as a parallel of his father's personality. For example,

brother takes part in these perversions of realism, he is a "phony."

choice as a screen-play writer. For example, this sense of respect is

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