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There are several reasons why Holden is a phony. For one, he constantly talks about how phony the movies are and how much he hates to go to them. However, there is one time when he pretends to have been shot and holds his guts in like they do in the movies. A second example is that he erases the f-word off of the steps of Phoebe's school in an attempt to protect the children from the profanity, yet he himself curses around Phoebe all the time.
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How does Holden Caulfield feel about his father?
A lawyer has to try and prove their client innocent whether they really are or not. Holden's father is a lawyer and Holdens feels that that is a "phony" way to make a living. Holden is worried that he will have the same "phony" life as his father.
What does Mr. Spencer do that particularly annoys Holden?
He shows him the note that Holden wrote on his Egypt report and says 'phony' things like grand.
Who is Carl Luce in the catcher in the rye?
Luce thought Holden was impossibly immature, but Luce loved feeling superior to anyone, likely why he agreed to meet Holden for a drink, though he didn't like Holden.
In The Catcher in the Rye what did holden think of George Something?
Holden considered "George something . . . I don't even remember", to be a typical snobby, phony Ivy League jerk. The fact that "George" pointedly horned in on Holden's date did not help Holden's opinion of him either.
What words does holden claufield use a lot in the book Catcher in the Rye?
Holden used the word phony very often when describing people and things to create verbal irony.
What does Holden Caulfield mean by calling someone a phony?
he calls them a phony because he thinks they sre fake, in their personality and who they are as a person. but isn't Holden a phony himself for always lying.
What was significant about Holden's obsession with phonies?
The significance is that Holden himself is a phony, yet he does not realize it.
What is Holden's definition for phony?
Holden defines phony as someone or something that is insincere, fake, or pretentious. He uses the term to describe people whom he perceives as dishonest or inauthentic.
In The Catcher in the Rye what is phony to holden?
he thinks phony is someone who discriminates against other or people who are untruthful.
How does Holden Caulfield feel about his father?
A lawyer has to try and prove their client innocent whether they really are or not. Holden's father is a lawyer and Holdens feels that that is a "phony" way to make a living. Holden is worried that he will have the same "phony" life as his father.
Why doesn't holden like the lunts people like them?
they are phony
Why doesn't holden like the lunts or people like them?
they are phony
What does holden call faith Cavendish?
sex
When does holden use the word phony?
Holden often uses the word "phony" to describe people whom he sees as inauthentic or hypocritical. He uses this term to criticize those who he perceives as being fake or pretentious in their behavior or speech.
Why does Holden talk so negatively about all those phonies?
Holden is in fact more of a phony than the people that he accuses. Holden believes that all adults are phony because of the fact that they take responsibility for their lives, even when things don't go your way, adults have to cope. Holden finds it particularly difficult to accept that his parents are able to move on from Allie's death. His parents move forward, continue to live, to work to make money. Unfortunately for Holden, he does not realize that life requires the living to go on, even though you bear a deep sadness and loss in your heart. D.B., Holden's older brother is a phony, a sell-out, because he writes scripts for Hollywood instead of serious books. Yet Holden, who refuses to participate in being a responsible student does not see his own faults. His family is not pretending to live, they are not phony, what is phony is Holden's refusal to grow up. You can't stop the process. It is phony of Holden to pretend to remain a child, when he knows that, he is maturing into a young adult. It is phony of Holden to say that he really cares about Jane Gallagher, yet he never calls her. When she has a date with Stradlater, Holden does not go to the Annex to say hello. Holden is a very depressed person, he is stuck in a grief cycle over his brother's death, refuses to accept responsibility and accuses everyone around him who lives their life of being a phony. - pmiranda2857
Holden calls other people for phony in what way he is one?
Holden calls others "phony" to criticize them for being insincere or fake. However, Holden himself demonstrates behavior that can be deemed hypocritical or insincere at times, such as being dishonest with himself and others, which could also be seen as a form of phoniness.
Who does Holden not view as phony?
Jane Gallagher Allie Caulfield Phoebe Caulfield The Ducks The Nuns
