Part one of term paper
Holden Caulfield, by becoming the biggest phony of all, creates a fantasy world to protect himself from the reality that he can not face. This can be seen from the fact that he will not accept his brother's death, refers to almost everyone as being a "phony," and looks beyond the obvious. Throughout the story Holden constantly refers back to ...

Part two of term paper
... the pain away. Holden calls everyone a phony, because they do not conform themselves to the way he thinks. Holden needs self-esteem so he likes to think of other people as being lesser that he is. When Holden leaves school and ventures out into the real world, he finds that most people are "phony," and it drives him insane. In order for him to stay safe he must evaluate other people and make sure that he is better off then they are. Holden never realizes that children were the ones who sprayed gra ...