Holden's philosophy: Is he an Intellectual Genius??
Throughout the novel, we get the pleasure of listening to Holden's rants and critique of society. Holden is a very opinionated and judgmental individual and he makes sure to let us know his thoughts on about everyone and everything. He feels that he is alone in this world, and is the only one who is enlightened enough to notice the phoniness of society. Almost everyone is fake, except for himself, and a select few family members and love interests and he liked the nuns alright. Is he truly correct in his thinking? Is he genuinely enlightened and on a philosophical level above everyone else? I'm inclined to say no. Holden feels that nobody understands him when he says how phony society is. He explains to his girlfriend/fling thing Sally how he wants to run away and just start a life in the middle of nowhere away from the phony society in which he's been brought up. Sally doesn't understand what he's talking about and Holden gets upset at her and fumbles the bag. To H