Another
example ofin is 's incessant use of the term "phony." Throughout
the text, he refers to the majority of his peers and adults around him as "phony." The
term, as he uses it, seems to suggest any individual who acts in a way that is contrary to their
authentic self or their true beliefs. For example, he accuses the girls in the nightclub of
being phony for pretending to be like New Yorkers when really they are from
elsewhere.
But consider Holden's behavior: he does Stradlater's homework
for him when in fact he disdains him; he insults his teachers and...
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