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In J. D. Salinger's novel, "The Catcher in the Rye," Holden Caulfield explains a two day period of his life where he gets expelled from Pencey Prep and wanders New York. During his adventure, Holden discusses the people's obsession with movies and how much he hates movies. He hates society's focus on the movies as well as all the phony actors in the pictures.

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"Now he's out in Hollywood, D.B., being a prostitute. If there's one thing I hate, it's the movies" (p.2)

"I hate the movies like poison, but I get a bang imitating them." (p.29)

"If you take her to a lousy movie, for instance, she knows it's a lousy movie." (p.67)

"I figured that anybody that hates the movies as much as I do, I'd be a phony if I let them stick me in a movie short." (p.77)

"The goddam movies. They can ruin you. I'm not kidding" (p.104)

"You take somebody that cries their goddam eyes out over phony stuff in the movies, and nine times out of ten they're mean bastards at heart." (p.140)

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In the novel, Holden discusses his feelings against the movies. J. D. Salinger chose to include this topic in the book as it reflects on, not only Holden's character, but his own. As a novelist, Salinger had no interest in movies or screenplays. This indifference to movies is shown through Holden and his feelings. Holden becomes a semi-autobiographical character, sharing Salinger's distaste for the movies. Just as Holden refused the offer to appear in a film, Salinger refuses to sell the movies rights to make The Catcher in the Rye a film.

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Throughout the entire novel, Holden is in search of a connection to someone or something. Holden's hatred of the movies reflects his judgement of calling things he doesn't connect to "phony." He claims the movies are "phony" because they aren't genuine; to him, they portray the world in an unrealistic way. His view of the movies contributes to his pessimistic tone towards the adult world as he relates it to something he thinks is not genuine as well. Even though Holden thinks the movies are "phony," many times throughout the novel he goes to see movies or remembers seeing them. This is ironic because Holden thinks movies and people who watch movies are "phony," yet he does the same: making him a "phony" as well.

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Phoebe - Holden constantly remembers seeing movies with Phoebe and he loves the fact the she can tell when a movie is lousy.
D.B.- Holden hates the fact that D.B. sold himself out to write movies in Hollywood; he criticizes him for it.
The Crying Woman- When Holden sees a movie after his date with Sally, he claims shes phony because "the phonier it got, the more she cried."
The Lunts - Holden admits that the Lunts are good actors but he says that they know their talent so it spoils the whole show.

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The Lunts were a couple that acted together in plays and movies. Holden says that they are almost too good.
https://i2.wp.com/luntandfontanne.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Lunt_signed-headshot_550w.jpg?resize=550%2C413

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In the 1940s, movies had recently gotten sound and basic color. Popular movies of the time included "Casablanca" and "It's a Wonderful Life." The scene with a crying woman occurs in a theater.
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While in the bathroom with Stradlater, Holden recreates a scene from a musical where the actor is tap dancing.
https://www.pinterest.com/chumpich13/tap-tango-and-keep-dancing/

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-D.B. working with the movies
-Imitating the movie scene with the guy tap dancing
-Goes with Ackley to the movies
-Talks about Phoebe liking movies
-Creates an imaginary scene as if from a movie where he shoots Maurice
-Remembers going to the movies with Phoebe and D.B.
-Sees the Christmas movie
-He pretends he's shot when he's drunk at the Wicker Bar
-Phoebe tells Holden about seeing a movie the night he came to visit her

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Phoebe's favorite movie.
https://www.criterion.com/films/234-the-39-steps

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Salinger, J. D. The Catcher in the
Rye. Little, Brown, and Company, 1951.

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The movie reel represents the movies and the old time technology used when Holden was a child and teen.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/246923992040000054/