school to deliver his note he sees some swearing of the wall which he says "drove me damn near crazy" (p.201). He wipes the words from the wall in an attempt to prevent the inevitable from occuring, leading the reader to believe that he may experience some mental unstability in the future. Eventually he comes to the realization that he can't rub all the profanity away himself.
             Holden Caufield, a character who always jumps to conclusions about people and their phoniness, can be labeled as a hypocrite because he exemplifies a phony himself.
             Holden becomes obsessed with death and dying, and several times in the book he wishes he was dead. "Again, Holden can't stay away from the subject of the death of family members and the decay of the corpse. Even when he later goes to the Museum of Art, he winds up in the mummy room explaining about preserving the dead to two boys and then getting sick and "sort of" passing out"(Rosen 100). He knows that he has become crazy but has a problem admitting it fully and this shows why can be considered a phony. Holden Caufield constantly criticizes religion and many different aspects of it. Throughout the book he makes remarks on Jesus and the Disciples many times. About the Disciples he says, "Take the Disciples for instance. They annoy the hell out of me, if you want to know the truth"(Salinger 99). He explains that his reason feeling this way is because he is an atheist. However he also says that he believes in Jesus but not the disciples. However the definition of an atheist is someone who does not believe in God. Frederick Gwynn and Joseph Blotner explain, "Jesus and Holden Caufield truly love their neighbors, especially the poor in goods, appearance and spirit. Holden not only gives $10 to the nuns in the station but is also depressed by their meager breakfast and the fact that they will never be going anywhere swanky for lunch"(29). Holden and Jesus have many similarities, but Holden feels he is to...