In the book The Catcher in the Rye Holden is a young boy who is incredibly true to himself and completely despises those who aren't. He is always sad and unhappy with the world around him. He especially dislikes his old school principal, Hans. “then old Hans would just shake hands with them and give them a phony smile and then he'd go talk, for maybe a half an hour, with somebody else's parents. I can't stand that stuff. It drives me crazy. It makes me so depressed I go crazy”. Holden is incredibly true to himself, and he doesn't do something just because someone else tells him to. Unfortunately because he is so true to himself and so rude to people who change who they are for other people, he has no true friends, and he drives away everyone that could be his friend. If someone is true to themselves they may reach inner happiness, but they may also become a social outcast and struggle to be content with the world around
In the book The Catcher in the Rye Holden is a young boy who is incredibly true to himself and completely despises those who aren't. He is always sad and unhappy with the world around him. He especially dislikes his old school principal, Hans. “then old Hans would just shake hands with them and give them a phony smile and then he'd go talk, for maybe a half an hour, with somebody else's parents. I can't stand that stuff. It drives me crazy. It makes me so depressed I go crazy”. Holden is incredibly true to himself, and he doesn't do something just because someone else tells him to. Unfortunately because he is so true to himself and so rude to people who change who they are for other people, he has no true friends, and he drives away everyone that could be his friend. If someone is true to themselves they may reach inner happiness, but they may also become a social outcast and struggle to be content with the world around