Catcher in the Rye "I’m the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life." This quotation by Holden Caufield in the novel Catcher in the Rye by John Steinbeck, shows what kind of person Holden really is: fun loving, but phony. Holden enjoys criticizing people by calling them phonies, but will never admit to being one. While Holden Caufield accuses people of being phonies, he is also one of the greatest phonies ever. …showed first 75 words of 489 total…

…showed last 75 words of 489 total…Last, is his girl, Sally Hayes. He led her on. I told her I loved her and all. It was a lie, of course…I’m crazy. I swear to God I am" said Holden. It is easy to see that Holden is a phony. If Holden Caufield accuses people of being phonies, than that makes him the biggest phony ever. Catcher in the Rye is all about phonies, centered around Holden Caufield. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**