Chapter 3- Catcher in the Rye

In Chapter three of Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, Holden Caulfield is very critical of his peers. Holden criticizes the people around him whether they are someone he doesn't like or even one of his friends. Holden talks badly about Robert Ackley just picking out his flaws as soon as he enters the room, "The whole time he roomed next to me, I never even once saw him brush his teeth" and "besides that he had a lot of pimples." Even though Ward Stradlater was someone Holden thought of as a friend, it didn't stop him from criticizing Stradlater, "He's conceited..."