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Holden is not an unpopular person. He decides to isolate himself by declaring that everyone besides himself is a "phony". He wants to be close to someone, but he does not know how to communicate with people. Even though he thinks most people are "phonies" or "slobs," he still looks for and finds something good about everyone. He wants people to look past society and be their true selves, and he wants to do that also, but he does not want to be in complete isolation. He feels that the cause of phoniness is being in group situations and feeling like you need to be good enough for everyone else. What he really needs is affection, but he there is no one other than his sister Phoebe with which he can be affectionate. She is the one who will ultimately help him find his way back into the world and be able to communicate with people again. Holden is a very insecure and sensitive teenager desperately trying to connect with someone. Because he is immatu