Ethics & Morals

In between Holden and Igby I think that Igby is true to himself because his does not go around new york calling people phonies, where as Holden is always calling people phonies and swearing all the time. Holden has no respect for anyone or anything except his younger sister Phoebe and her friends. Igby has respect for Rachel and Sookie because they were always respectful of him except when Rachel beat him up because he walked in when DH and Rachel were together. Holden does not live his life according to his own morals because he calls lots of people phonies but in my belief he his a phony himself because he does not stay true to what he says about him self and what he stands for. Igby felt bad after they killed their mother because she "has been there for him all of these years".If you think about Igby's home situation, it probably makes sense that he is the was he is now because his mother was a drug addict and his "father" was mentally ill and Igby was just waiting for his mental breakdown when really he had no chance in having one all along because DH was Igbys real father. Holden's home situation was OK other than his younger brother dying and his mother being mad because of that for the rest of her life and his brother DB lived in Hollywood, but other than that Holden's life at home was perfectly fine. Igby is the one that is true to himself and his morals. Holden was just screwed up from the beginning.