In life we come across moments we never want to end. A moment where time is not of the essence; a moment you don't want to forget. In this novel The Catcher in the Rye, we meet the main character; Holden Caulfield. He does not enjoy how fast life is moving and wishes somethings could just stay the same. In the book we follow Holden during a difficult point in his life, so we are able to grasp important themes that allow us to connect with the book. Three themes that stick out in the book, The Catcher in the Rye are; Phoniness, Loneliness, and Lack of Authority figures. The novel Catcher in the Rye makes a clear statement of Holden's hatred for Phoniness. Although this is still self-destructive as Holden himself is a Phony. The text says; “She really looked worried about …show more content…
He lies to protect his dignity, and continues too throughout the novel. Even though he knows it was wrong, he still does not fix it. This shows how holden is a hypocrite and a phony for lying. Another text evidence allows us to see Holden accusing others of phoniness in the novel. “One of the biggest reasons I left Elkton Hills was because I was surrounded by phonies.” “That's all. They were coming in the goddam window.” “For instance, they had this headmaster, Mr. Haas, that was the phoniest bastard I ever met in my life.” “Ten times worse than old Thurmer.” “On Sundays, for instance, old Haas went around shaking hands with everybody's parents when they drove up to school.” “ He'd be charming as hell and all.” “ Except if some boy had little old funny-looking parents.” “ You should've seen the way he did with my roommate's parents.” “ I mean if a boy's mother was sort of fat or corny-looking