At the beginning of the chapter, Holden admits that he often lies when people ask him where he is going. Why does Holden lie? What does his motivation to lie say about his character and his reliability as a narrator?

Holden urge to lie shows that he cannot be trusted and he doesn't care about the decisions he makes. y telling us this, we figured out that he doesn't trust everyone and does not like to open up to people and leave his comfort zone