
Monday, March 30, 2009
Too quick to judge
Throughout the book, Holden gives off a very negative vibe. He seems to be a huge pessimist and has a really negative outlook on life. He seems really uneasy and anxious all the time. On page 40-42, Holden wants to go see Jane Gallagher but he only repeats her name multiple times and decides not to go say hello to her. Another thing I noticed about Holden is extremely judgmental about almost everyone and everything. He criticizes his "friends" Ackley and Stradlater and call them slobs. He describes almost everyone he knows as "bastards" and also calls himself "the most terrific liar". On top of all these names, he also describes people as "phony". He labels people who are superficial as being "phony". I believe that people/characters who are always judging others are actually very insecure of themselves, which is why they like to put the attention on others by calling them names. I think Holden has a lot of insecurites which is why he is always criticizing everyone and sadly, himself.


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