Holden expresses many thoughts of depression. Compulsive lying is another characteristic that Holden exhibits. Holden would tell people lies just so they could not become closer to the real Holden. Holden tells lies on numerous occasions to gain. Holden pathetically tells Mrs. Morrow, " I have to have a tiny operation… it isn't very serious...
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I have this tiny little tumor on my brain" (58). She tells Holden that she is very sorry and she is hopeful that he shall be well soon. Holden then catches him self in a lie and he remarkes, "Once I get started, I can go on for hours if I feel like it," (58). This compulsive lying shows that Holden is not satisfied with himself and that he feels that people will judge him critically...
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Catcher In the Rye He wants to make sure kids do not fall over the cliff when they play. The story ends with Holden visiting his sister school, and going to the museum. At the end of the book, Holden says he wishes he never told anyone about anything, because when one tells something to someone, one misses them...	2 / 341
The Catcher inThe Rye Antolini, he makes it quick because he is afraid his parents will "barge in on him (174)." It is unknown what happens in the end between Holden and his parents because the novel ends before we get a chance to see what happens when they receive the letter that he has been expelled...	2 / 336
Holden Caulfield Many times in the book he is aroused, at the hotel watching the different people or when he first arrives in New York and wants to call Jane. Holden treats women very negatively but still wants to have sex...	2 / 407
Catcher In The Rye He often recollects his old friend, Jane Gallager. He fantasizes what their sex life could have been like, but he is not mature enough to actually have one...	2 / 306