Holden's criticisms of society center around the fact that he finds society dirty, corrupt and extremely "phony". He views society as a fake surrounding for us all, wants desperately to protect the innocent from the damaging effects of society, and strives to isolate himself from it. I agree with his disapproval of society, though perhaps do not feel as strongly about certain aspects of his thoughts such as escapism. I feel this way not only …showed first 75 words of 1024 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1024 total…at of Holden's. This is one of the main reasons why I enjoyed reading the book so much, because of similarities I drew between Holden's ideology and my own. On Holden's criticism of society, I found many interesting ideas that were brought up in the novel which I felt that I agreed with. The main reason why I agree with Holden's views of the world in general is because I have the same cynical mentality.