Chapter 3

Quote 1:"I am the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life."(ch.3) (p.19) -Content
Quote 2:"I didn't have anything special to do, so I went down to the can and chewed the rag with him while he was shaving." (ch.3) -Content

Is Holden a pathological liar or just a liar? A pathological liar is someone who lies but does not believe they are lying because they lie so much. A normal liar is a person who knows they are lying and can own up to it if needed. I think Holden is just an occasional liar because he likes to make his life sound a little more interesting than it is. Everyone lies, the percent of people who tell lies "sometimes" or "often" is roughly 12%. I just think it is very interesting that he just lies cause he can. Honestly it is kind of humorous to me in a way. It is probably bad to think lying is funny but the lies he tells make me laugh. For example, simply lying about going to get his equipment in the gym when he doesn't even keep it in there, or when he says just because he will say he is going to the opera when he is really going to the gym.Not only in this chapter do we see him lie but in multiple ones. It is an on going theme in the book, that Holden likes to lie for the fun of it.
"I went down and chewed the rag", I did not really understand what that meant. I think the reference "can" is talking about the bathroom. I think that the can is referencing the bathroom because in that paragraph he mentions something about the washbowl and steamy windows. I don't think he is actually chewing on a rag either. Maybe that means he was holding back what he wanted to say to Stradlater, or that means he is just going along to talk to him while they are shaving and cleaning up in the bathroom.