The Student Room Group
Reply 1
He constantly mentions others being phonies, but he's one himself. Eg. The train with the woman when he fakes his name and the brain tumour !
He criticizes Ackley about the fact that he has no friends while Holden's a loner himself.
Reply 2
He always backs up comments with things like "no kidding" etc as if trying to convince himself of his contradictions also, all stemming from the confused state he has worked himself into.

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