JD Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye provides a provocative investigation into the gritty life of a depressed teenager, Holden Caulfield. Without intensive analysis and study, Holden appears to be a typical clearly heterosexual young man, vulgar but virtuous, who castigates falsehood and denigrates the evils of adults. However, this is a mistake. The best way to judge and analyze Holden is through his statements and actions, which can be presented in an irrefutable way. Holden Caulfield condemns the corruption and deceitfulness of adults, but he constantly misrepresents himself and is a phony as well as a hypocrite. Holden criticizes fakes even if they engage in fake conversations and use "fake" words. Before leaving Pencey Prep, during his visit with Mr. Spencer, Holden takes part in an obviously fake conversation. During their talk old Spencer uses the term "grand" (p7) which infuriates Holden, "Grand. There's a word I really hate. It's phony" (p9). But he had already used the word "beautiful" (p1) and later uses the word "bloated" (p124), both "false". Later, while on the train, he began a phony conversation with Mrs. Morrow. To elicit pity from her and misrepresent himself, he explained that the reason he went home early was not that he had flunked out (the truth), but that he had to "undergo this operation" (p58). Holden deceives others by presenting himself falsely and behaving falsely. Holden is a hypocrite because he continually enjoys what he virulently condemns. He declares that he hates "movies like prison" (p29). He goes to the cinema anyway. He also states, "I don't like any show" (p117) and "I don't like [the Lunts]" (p125), even though he purposely bought tickets for him and Sally to watch the Lunts. Once at the theater, he explains, "the show wasn't as bad as the ones I've seen" (p125). Holden is defiant about his school, stating that it is "for the birds" (p4). However, he once again contradicts himself by pointing out that it has "a very good academic score" (p8) and "is as good as most schools" (p55). Further confirmation that Holden is an impostor. Once in his room at the Edmont Hotel, Holden quickly becomes a voyeur of the erotic and carnal activities of others in the hotel. Even though he supposedly hates what he sees, he watches a male transvestite for quite a while. Holden says that "the hotel", which he personally chose, "was full of perverts" (p62).