Hypocrisy in The Catcher In Th

             Salinger tells a story of a young man named .
             Holden Caulfield and the experiences he faces after being dismissed from school. On his .
             trip, he meets many different people all of whom he viciously criticizes and complains .
             about adult evils. Holden Caulfield consistently condemns adult corruption and the .
             "phoniness" in people, but he consistently contradicts himself and therefore is a phony .
             and a hypocrite. This can all be proven in the book, by misrepresenting himself to others, .
             his self contradictory actions and his own behaviour at certain places. .
             Holden is a hypocrite because he enjoys things that he strongly criticizes. Early on .
             in the story he says that he hates "movies like prison" (29), but he goes to the movies .
             anyway. When he is with Sally he buys tickets to see the Lunts, even though earlier he .
             said that he didn't even like the Lunts; he even admits that "the show wasn't as bad as .
             some I've seen" (125) after it was over. Another example of his hypocrisy is evident .
             when he criticizes his school, Pencey Prep, but then later praises it for having a good .
             academic rating. Clear confirmation that Holden is a phony.
             When meeting new people Holden is never honest about anything he discusses. .
             For instance, while on the train back to NY, he struck up a conversation with Mrs. .
             Morrow and introduced himself as a Rudolf Schmidt. They began to talk and then Holden .
             (or Rudolf) explained to her that he was going home early because he had an operation .
             for a tiny tumor in his brain. This incident is further, revolting evidence of Holden's .
             hypocrisy.
             His behaviour can also be seen as an instance of him being two-faced. Once in his .
             room at the Edmont Hotel, Holden quickly becomes a voyeur to the activities of others in .
             the hotel. He detests the hotel (which he chose himself) because it "was lousy with .
             perverts" (62), yet HE is the one who observes a male transvestite strut around in a .
             nearby apartment.