Throughout ones life a person comes in contact with many people. Many times
the relationships a person has with another can reveal traits about them. In the book The
Catcher In The Rye, by JD Salinger, Holden has many relationships with different
people. His relationships with Mrs. Morrow and Sally Hayes reveal his insecurity and his
Holden reveal his insecurity and phoniness in his relationship with Mrs. Morrow.
Holden meets her on a train and has a lengthy conversation with her in which he
constantly lies. He tells her that he has aquired a brain tumor and lies about Mrs.
Morrows son being a well to do student at Pencey. His insecurity is shown by the fact
that he is not comfortable saying the truth to her. He is afraid tat if he tells her the truth
about his life she would not be interested. Phoniness is revealed in his relationship with
Mrs. Morrow by the fact that he isn't his true self around her. He acts the way he thinks
would be most pleasing to her. The author uses irony in this part of the book by making
Holden act phony around a stranger when he hates phonies and is always accusing people
In Holdens relationship with Sally Hayes as in his relaionship with Mrs. Morrow
he reveals his insecurity and phoniness. Holden doesnt really like Sally to begin with but
pretends he does because he thinks she is good looking. His phoniness is exposed by
such things as when he asks Sally to marry him. He does not really like her but fakes it
to the extreme and tells her he loves her and wants to marry her. His insecurity becomes
obvious with the situation with Sallys's old friend at the play. Holden becomes
extremely jealous even though the boy was not tring to take Sally away from him. For
example Holden says " Why don't you go on over and give him a big soul kiss if you
know him. He'll enjoy it." This sho
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