The Catcher in the Rye

Holden's Lying & Deception

Holden lies alot and does not see his own flaws, could you give examples of his "Lying and deception" ? From the book.

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Holden's lies:

One of the biggest reasons I left Elkton Hills was because I was surrounded by phonies. That's all.

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You remember I said before that Ackley was a slob in his personal habits? Well, so was Stradlater, but in a different way. Stradlater was more of a secret slob. He always looked all right, Stradlater, but for instance, you should've seen the razor he shaved himself with. It was always rusty as hell and full of lather and hairs and crap. He never cleaned it or anything. He always looked good when he was finished fixing himself up, but he was a secret slob anyway, if you knew him the way I did.

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"Oh, how nice!" the lady said. But not corny. She was just nice and all. "I must tell Ernest we met," she said. "May I ask your name, dear?"
"Rudolf Schmidt," I told her. I didn't feel like giving her my whole life history. Rudolf Schmidt was the name of the janitor of our dorm.

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Catcher in the Rye