"He was one of these very, very tall, round- shouldered guys- he was about six four- with lousy teeth." this is the description that Holden gives Ackley, Holden also says that Ackley is a loner and has a terrible personality. This makes Holden a phony because Holden is just like Ackley but doesn't want to admit it. Holden always complains that Ackley is always up in his business but he also feels sorry for him. Holden feels sorry for Ackley because he is a loner but so is Holden. When I read this I thought, well does Holden feel bad for himself? Ackley is the foil of Holden. Since Holden feels bad for Ackley he invites him to the movies. I later find out the answer to my question, Holden hates himself but doesn't want to admit it so he says he dislikes Ackley. Holden wants to reach out to himself but pretends he doesn't care.
"Ackley was a slob in his personal habits." Holden mentions the habits that Ackley does but Holden does the same but in a different way. Ackley annoys Holden by picking his pimples, touching Holden's personal stuff, and always mentioning how he hates Stradlater. Holden does the same things. He always mentions how Ackley and other people are annoying and phonies. Holden's habit is horsing around and annoying people just like Ackley. I believe that Holden is an Ackley to Stradlater. Holden always mentions Jane and tells stories about him and her to Stradlater, Stradlater gets annoyed when Holden does this. "He's one sonuvabitch I really can't stand." Ackley says this. This qoue reminds me of Holden and Ackley they can't stand each other but are each other.
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