Money Talks
In the book The Catcher In the Rye by J. D. Salinger, the main character, Holden Caulfield, treats money and social standing with conflicting attitudes and perspectives. In many ways Holden rejects money and scoffs at people who are rich and, in his opinion, “phony.” He fantasizes about being poor and living in a working-class environment. But at times, Holden acts rich and snooty around certain people. If Holden really adores the idea of poverty, why does he act so fake in certain situations? Holden outright opposes money, and everything associated with it. He calls anything related to money “phony.” These “phonies” include many people that he is somewhat close to, such as his classmates and roommates at Pency, his parents, and people he encounters while in New York. Why does Holden look at these people with such a harsh eye? Holden is talking to Sally and she responds to his idea of running away with a much more conservative one, a life that sounds exactly like his parents’. He is disgusted by the idea and he “was getting all depressed again” (133). A few moments before this he states how he absolutely “hates...everything, [he] hate[s] living in New York and all. Taxicabs, and Madison Avenue buses, with the drivers and all
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Approximate Word count = 1198
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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