After writing only a few brief sentences, Holden inscribed a personal message to Mr. Spencer reads him the essay Holden wrote on the final exam which he failed. Soon another aspect of Holden’s personality is revealed with Mr. This leads the reader to think that Holden, though very tall for his age, is still very immature on the inside. He admits that sometimes he doesn’t act his age. Later in the chapter Holden digresses about his age and whether or not he acts like it. He continually sees hypocrisy in positions of authority and thus cannot accept those persons’ rules as legitimate. Spencer is saying because Holden can’t accept the rules and has never accepted them. Life is a game that one plays according to the rules." Holden nods his head in agreement but inwardly he says it’s only a game for "hot-shots." Holden can’t truly accept what Mr. Spencer tells Holden, "Life is a game, boy. He describes him as always stooped over in class- an old, weak teacher. This too, seems to cause embarrassment, but again, Holden blames others by saying, "the more expensive a school is, the more crooks it has."Ĭhapter 2: Most of the second chapter is dedicated to Holden’s visit with Mr. Later, Holden admits that he’s getting kicked out of Pencey Prep. Holden is embarrassed by this, but is quick to judge the team, blaming them for the mishap. The team had to forfeit the match when Holden left all their equipment on the wrong train. The end of the chapter includes Holden’s retreat from the big football game to his dorm room, and a narration of his troubles with the fencing team. Often these frailties include conceit, apathy, and ignorance. Holden thinks that too many of the people at Pencey are "phonies"- a term he uses to describe anyone who exhibits some sort of human frailty. is "being a prostitute." Secondly, Holden describes his dissatisfaction with his school, Pencey Prep., where the slogan, "molding boys into splendid, clear-thinking young men," doesn’t seem applicable. Yet Holden doesn’t seem to care for his brother’s activities too much, admitting that D.B. Holden first mentions his brother, D.B., who is a writer in Hollywood. The stream-of-consciousness narration seems to have no recognizable pattern there are many digressions to other subjects making it apparent that Holden himself doesn’t know exactly what he’ll say next. The reader is first struck by the lack of organization which Holden employs to convey his message. The first and second-person narration engages both the psychologist to whom he is speaking as well as the reader. Chapter 1: Salinger’s first chapter introduces the main character and narrator- Holden.
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