In J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, there is a strong theme of ostracization and hypocrisy. Holden is portrayed as a teenager who is exiled form many social events that take place at his school. On the evening of the big football game, he was supposed to attend a fencing meet with the team. However, they were unable to go because he had forgotten the equipment in the subway. When he finally gets back to school, however, he doesn't go watch the game, instead he says, "...I was standing way the hell up on top of Thomas Hill...You could see the whole field from there...practically the…
