The Catcher in the Rye, reader response #12

People have always been telling lies, and it wont be stopping any time soon. I beleive that people tell lies to get out of trouble, in Holden's case to impress people. I think Holden behaves this way because he's scared of being judged and doesn't want people thinking badly of him. By telling lies and making peope think he's something he's not they normally seem to like him.