In J.D. Salinger's novel, "The Catcher in the Rye," Holden Caulfield holds to the philosophy that people are phony. Holden grows to hate the superficiality of the society he lives in and shows this by refusing to "grow up." Holden has flunked out of four schools but surprisingly not because he isn't smart enough but simply because he doesn't want to grow up. We can see that by the fact that he's done well in English class but also through the idea that Holden doesn't want to join the league of adults because they're so fake even though.. Holden's behaviour is very hypocritical. He refuses to grow up when it comes to certain aspects such as his school and responsibilities however he becomes very angry when he is treated as a child and not allowed to order alcoholic drinks or called boy by his professor. Hypocrisy in itself however is showing a lack of maturity and therefore is child-like so Holden is left... confused. Since Holden is stuck between being a child and an adult he doesn't know exactly what to do, he's not in school as a child would be and doesn't have any responsibilities as an adult does. At this point, Holden's philosophy subconsciously changes to begin to fill his loneliness and cater to one of his more primal urges which is... sex. On several accounts Holden is seen picking up a prostitute, hitting on women in the bar or calling several of his ex girlfriends for a date. In the crucial scene with the prostitute however despite Holden's impressive libido he does not wish to have sex with her, Holden realizes at this point that it is not necessarily his lack of sex that is contributing to his depression but rather his... loneliness. Holden realizes that in his defiance of the "fake" society he's largely alienated himself from many people, he doesn't have any friends. Holden is stuck only with memories of friendships he has had whether it's with Jane and how she lines up her kings in the back row or his younger brother All