The Rebellious Holden -Ryan Makinen

Holden rebels against anything in society that the majority of people do. For example, if Holden had to choose between a car and a horse, he would pick a horse because most people prefer cars. Although cars save you more time going to places and they're much more convenient, Holden prefers horses because he doesn't like to follow the majority of the crowd. Holden also rebels against "phonies" because he feels that they aren't people who act as themselves, and they just follow the crowd. This causes Holden to be lonely. He is constantly critiquing people, so nobody really gets the chance to like him. He tries to make friends once in a while or strike up a conversation, but it never goes anywhere because he's always judging others. It doesn't really seem like anyone really cares how Holden judges them, because they just keep doing what they do. Although no one in the novel seems to care about Holden's feelings towards them, it still shows how society acts as a whole. It seems like most people in the novel do things because the majority of people are, and because they'll be with other people. Holden likes to be around other people, but he's too judgmental, so he doesn't really have any friends. If Holden was less rebellious against society, then he would be happier and better off.