Most of this blog is going to be ripped off of a discusion in class, but still want to put my thoughts into words (more or less). As we decided in class Sally is a representaion of society, phonyness, and everything else that Holden hates. However, Holden thinks he likes her (society) because she seems nice and looks good. So he acts phony so she will spend time with him. Once he decideds to tell her how he really feels she starts to feel wierd and thinks he's crazy. So then she(society) leaves him.
This shows how society surns its back on anyone that doesn't conform. This is why Holden feels like such an outsider; even though he still conforms to society (more or less), he doesn't want to on the inside. He want's to act normal and not need to be phony all the time, but then everyone would turn against him like Sally.
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