Themes

Hatred of Phonies- Holden hates a lot of things and calls many people phonies which means fake Suspicion Toward Authority Figures Disregard for Conventional Social Rules-since he is a rebel he does not like authority figures -they always want you to play by the rules and prepare the rest of your life -It is expected for one to pass through school unlike Holden did - Also he does not pay attencion to other rules such as smoking cigaretts in the dorm. Romanticizing Nature and Longing for Innocence Alienation and Loneliness- When he stares out the window at the hotel he talks about how he feels very lonely and depressed. Failure Anger~ So far in the book, we see a lot of Holden's anger that is built up within himself. He seems not only angry with himself [for being the black sheep of the family] but angry with the rest of the world. Most likely that this character suffers from the life of a teenager. Examples of his anger: the fight with Stradlater, the way he talks to Ackley, or descriptions of other boys at the school i.e messy, crumby, phony, etc.
 * Themes:**