“Phoniness,” which is probably the

“Phoniness,” which is probably the most famous phrase from The Catcher in the Rye, is one of Holden’s favorite
concepts
 Describes the superficiality, hypocrisy, pretension, and shallowness that he encounters in the world around him
 However, the world is not as simple as he’d like—and needs—it to be; even he cannot adhere to the same blackand-white standards with which he judges other people